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Juneteenth celebrations in Metro Detroit
Fox local via AOL· 1 day agoHere's what's going on to celebrate: June 17 Juneteenth: Detroit and the Final Stops of the Underground Railroad - 6-7 p.m. at the Campbell ...
Seven-day Juneteenth celebration to promote unity in Johnstown
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Unity will be celebrated in a series of upcoming community events. The Johnstown Branch of the NAACP and Flood City Youth Fitness Academy will sponsor a seven-day ...
Skokie’s first Black resident recalls real estate agent wouldn’t sell to him in 1961
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoWhen David Jones attempted to buy his first house in 1961 on Kildare Avenue in Skokie, he said he realized that the real estate agent had given him the wrong key to visit the home he was interested ...
John W. Jones statue unveiling June 22: Why Elmira is celebrating its 'American hero'
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIn June 1844, Jones escaped and walked about 300 miles to Elmira. The Underground Railroad, a...
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoWhen Tubman first traveled to Beaufort, South Carolina...
This historic 17-room Montgomery County mansion is free, if you can move it
NBC Philadelphia· 6 days agoFor weeks now, the Eastern Pennsylvania Preservation Society has been raising the alarm on social...
A push to mark the buried history of ‘harrowing’ slave prisons near Busch Stadium
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 5 days agoThousands of people were once held in underground slave prisons in St. Louis, where Busch Stadium...
Former Prime Video Exec Ukonwa Ojo Takes Stake in Nigeria’s Taeps Animation Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety via Yahoo News· 5 days agoZaia Ventures, the venture studio led by former Prime Video chief marketing officer Ukonwa Ojo, has...
Juneteenth: History behind the holiday and celebrating in Columbus
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGuests can learn about the Keltons, who held deep antislavery beliefs, their connection to the...
Preview: Conroe ISD to hold hearing on books, including ‘Speak,’ ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’
Community Impact· 1 day agoAt the June 18 meeting, the Conroe ISD board of trustees will conduct a hearing and consider a Level...
