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Things to do around Boston this week
Axios· 6 days agoFrom Juneteenth to Lana Del Rey to Drag Story Hour, there's something for everyone.
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 5 days agoAs it is in Spike Lee’s movie, the armed men who share the scene itself shoot Malcolm X as he begins a speech for his newly-founded Organization of Afro-American& ...
Boston celebrates Juneteenth with flag-raising, parade through Roxbury - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoMassachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, the first woman of color elected to that...
Boston's Juneteenth lineup features global chefs, Grammy winners and more - Boston Business Journal
The Business Journals· 7 days agoAcross Greater Boston, Black institutions and organizers are coming together to curate unique...
Roxbury marks Juneteenth with a message of unity
WBUR Boston· 4 days agoA few hundred people gathered at Roxbury Heritage State Park to raise the Juneteenth flag, which was created by Boston's own Ben Haith and illustrator...
Black women played baseball at Rickwood, too: ‘Sensational’
Birmingham News· 4 days agoAs part of the leadup to the June 20 game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants in Birmingham, local historians say it’s essential to remember Black women who also played ...
Historic Orange church celebrates Juneteenth
12NewsNow.com· 4 days agoAcross Southeast Texas people came together to celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday. The now federal holiday marks the date that enslaved African Americans...
St. James Episcopal Church, an Iconic Baltimore Pillar, Celebrates Bicentennial - The Baltimore...
Baltimore Times· 3 days agoIn the early 19th century, an Episcopal deacon named William Levington took a courageous leap of...
Ohio lawmaker seeks to honor Randolph Freedpeople on Juneteenth
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 4 days agoThe following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement. On the eve of Juneteenth Tuesday, Ohio state ...
Jennings celebrates its first Juneteenth Parade
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 days agoThe city of Jennings hosted its first Juneteenth Parade on Saturday. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19,...