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Juneteenth, Ozarks Pridefest and 20+ other things to do around Springfield this June
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHeld this year on June 19, Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating the day all enslaved people...
Clyde Heritage League to dedicate overdue headstone for man who escaped slavery
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJune 19 is Juneteenth, or Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the day in 1865 when...
Mosaic Templars kick off Juneteenth celebrations in Little Rock
KARK via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth was made a federal holiday in 2021 by President Joe Biden. On June 19, 1865, federal...
How To Build A Whiskey Unicorn
Forbes· 7 days agoIN southern Tennessee, where whiskey falls somewhere between a religion and Disneyland, Fawn Weaver looks across the 458-acre distillery–cum–amusement...
Mansfield's Juneteenth parade and festival set for June 15
Mansfield News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTravis and Obesida Cooke. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 the last enslaved people in the...
East Tennessee Juneteenth celebrations planned
WATE 6 Knoxville· 3 days agoKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – East Tennessee will soon celebrate Juneteenth. According to the Beck Cultural Exchange Center in East Knoxville, it...
Guest column: Could you be a Republican?
The Pilot-Independent· 5 days agoI think to answer that question we need to know what is a Republican, what do they stand for, what are their values? So, let’s start at the very beginning.
Embracing Tradition: The History, Significance And Cultural Legacy Of Black Family Reunions
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 days agoBlack family reunions are a cherished tradition in African American communities, symbolizing unity,...
Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety
Mountain View Telegraph· 1 day agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in...
Medina prepares for third annual Juneteenth celebration
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 4 days agoFor the third year in a row, the community will celebrate the anniversary of the end of slavery with...