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The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 4 days agoEvery genre that was created by Black people such as the spirituals, blues, country, jazz, rock & roll, R&B, and gospel, carries within it aspirations of...
Young poets burn messages onto City Heights pavement
KPBS San Diego· 4 days agoYoung neighborhood poets are filling the pavement of a City Heights alley with their words. Samira Hassan’s poem “Land Displacement” surrounds her feet as she recites: “The Spaniards now wear ...
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found ...
‘Trouble So Hard’ takes a musical journey through slavery to civil rights in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe event at the Charlotte History Museum will showcase four artists as they perform songs and share...
Beauford Delaney's estate auctioning off some of Knoxville artist's works to benefit dance studio
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 4 days agoBeauford Delaney is a revered artist for his modernist paintings during the mid-20th century....
Southgate-Lewis House in East Austin reopens for Juneteenth celebration
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoPeople can come and make sure that documentation pertaining to Black history and local leaders stays...
Black Women Stand As Living Monument After Protesters Toppled 'Racist' Bronze Statue
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoDozens of Black women gathered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Wednesday to honor Juneteenth and create an art installation comprised of living " ...
Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson fuse jazz, protest, and justice on Juneteenth album
The Christian Science Monitor· 6 days agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...
Here are some ways you can celebrate Juneteenth in Maine
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 2021, Maine made Juneteenth an official holiday, designating June 19 as a day of commemoration....
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Las Vegas Sun· 6 days agoCrystal Baziel holds the Pan-African flag Monday, June 19, 2023, during Reedy Chapel...Family Fun Day, in Galveston, Texas. Many Americans are...