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Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 2 days agoOn June 19, 1865, troops came to Galveston two-and-a-half years after...document that freed slaves...
The Editorial Board: Smithsonian's assistance will help preserve essential Black history
The Buffalo News· 5 days agoProfessional staff from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American ...
Biden confuses Xi with Putin while defending new tariffs on China
FOX Business· 3 days agoPresident Biden confused Chinese President Xi Jinping with Russian President Vladimir Putin on...
Black leaders introduce resolution to recognize June as Black Music Month
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoRep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) led a group of more than 40 Democrats in introducing a resolution to...
These American Women Stood Out in Paris During Its Modernist Heyday
The Bulwark· 8 hours agoIN 1900, PARIS DAZZLED. The Exposition universelle was held from April to November that year, and 50 million visitors flocked to see Modernism celebrated in such wondrous ...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on Jan. 31, 1865, according to National Museum of & ...
She was denied an education because she was Black. Now she’s finally getting a diploma.
The Republican· 4 days agoThe diploma will be presented to Ross, who became an education advocate, on June 14 by the Nantucket...
National Black Theatre And Apollo Theater Took Over The Kennedy Center To Host A Genre-Bending...
Broadway World· 2 days agoAfter a sold-out show in Harlem's world famous Apollo in 2022, National Black Theatre and Apollo...
Juneteenth 2024: Events in, near Baton Rouge
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry proclaimed that Juneteenth Day would take place on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as a legal state holiday to honor the day Black...
Members of the Afro-Nordic Feminisms WG Participate in Panel at the Society for the Advancement of...
Columbia University News· 4 days agoMembers of the Afro-Nordic Feminisms Working group participated in a panel at the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies Conference in Seattle ...