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Mexico was a destination for escaped slaves — one woman risked everything to get them there
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA Texas exhibit honors the life and work of Silvia Hector Webber, who became known as the "Harriet ...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I...
Opinion: Juneteenth: New Ways to Teach about Slavery, Black Perseverance and U.S. History
The 74 via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as...
Vladimir Putin signs partnership with Kim Jong Un and baseball legend Willie Mays remembered:...
NBC NEWS· 3 days agoPlus, Southern Texas is braced for a major storm to hit late today into tomorrow in the first...
Juneteenth Programming: What’s On TV & Streaming Platforms To Commemorate Holiday
Deadline via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA number of networks, streamers and platforms have programming planned to celebrate Juneteenth...
How to Watch NBC 5's coverage of the 'Opal's Walk for Freedom'
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 3 days agoOn Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal Lee, Unity Unlimited, Inc., NBC 5, and...
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 7 days agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth Events Orleans Ignite Foundation: 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration — Learn, Contribute,...
Philadelphia ‘walking artist’ heads to Texas for 51-mile walk in the state where Juneteenth began
Philly.com· 3 days agoPhiladelphia “walking artist” Ken Johnston flew to Texas on Tuesday to get a start on a 51-mile...
Tavares Strachan, Hayward Gallery, review: monuments to black history that raise awkward questions
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhile activists have pulled down statues to old white colonialists, Tavares Strachan prefers to...