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Learn about the history of enslaved Black people and their freedom during Juneteenth events
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJune 19 is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black enslaved people learning about their freedom in...
Willa Cather Foundation holds ribbon cutting for home dedication in Red Cloud
KSNB· 5 days agoA Nebraska legend’s childhood home was fully renovated and now open to the public. The Willa Cather...
This week in history
The Martinsburg Journal· 7 days agoTo read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. June 9, 1927: Karl Dewey Myers was named the state’s first poet laureate
UPDATED: A South Florida guide to June’s LGBTQ+ celebrations for Pride Month
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt’s almost June, so that means it’s also almost Pride Month, when South Florida’s LGBTQ+...
A Concrete Rose closing bookstore, micro-winery in Lancaster city
Lancaster Online· 2 days agoA Concrete Rose, a Lancaster city micro-winery and boutique bookstore that opened in September 2022,...
Biko Eisen-Martin’s New Play Grapples With a 1966 Uprising in Hunters Point
KQED· 2 days agoAdditional research on Eisen-Martin’s part included correspondence with Stanford PhD candidate...
Poetry from Daily Life: With rhythm and rhyme, poetry is a great introduction to reading
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHarrison “The longer I live, the more I see there’s something about reciting rhythmical words aloud — it’s almost biological — the comforts and enlivens human beings.” Robert Pinsky,
This week’s cartoons & Sunday Opinion round-up
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoCity codes should be enforced.
World Premiere of PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH Comes to the Belgrade Theatre
Broadway World· 2 days agoWritten by former Birmingham Poet Laureate Casey Bailey (GrimeBoy, Birmingham Rep) and directed by...
Literary calendar: Author celebrates paperback edition with St. Paul bookstore chat
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBERG/EVANS: Minnesotans Steve Berg and Allan Evans talk about their latest crime novels. Berg’s is “Lost Colony” and Evans’ is “Killer Smile.” 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin ...