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Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
The Kansas City Star· 10 hours agoWednesday was a momentous day for Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott, whose stirring and significant latest film, “The Heroic True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks,” premiered at the Screenland ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
FOX 11/41 Yakima· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
What It Took to Analyze a Decade of Shootings Near U.S. Schools
The Trace· 1 day agoOn June 18, we published a story about how frequently shootings happen near schools across the United States. The story was based on our analysis of 10 years of data from the Gun Violence Archive ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after...
‘Juneteenth’ celebration encourages education in North Las Vegas
KLAS Las Vegas· 2 days agoThousands celebrated Juneteenth in North Las Vegas Wednesday, three years after it was designated a...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
KGTV San Diego· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Community and history recognized at Juneteenth celebration in Grant Park: 'It does my heart good'
Tribune via AOL· 2 days agoJun. 19—When she was president of the African American club on Fairchild Air Force Base in the late 1990s, organizing the first of the area's Juneteenth celebrations, Peggie Troutt had a clear ...
The Beginner's Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth
US News & World Report· 3 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham
Frederick commemorates historic Emancipation Association with marker unveiling
The Frederick News-Post, Md. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFrederick officials on Wednesday unveiled a marker commemorating the historic Emancipation Association building as dozens of attendees listened to speakers speak about Frederick’s history of ...
Juneteenth holiday celebrated in many places and in many ways
News 12 Augusta· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed...