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See what's happening in central Ohio this weekend
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFiled under "something new" is "7 Villages: Musical Journey of Black...Columbus Neighborhoods," a free concert using original compositions to musically...
Juneteenth in Naples: a great day to "understand and celebrate"
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDay. The holiday traces its origin to Galveston, Texas where Union soldiers arrived on June 19, 1865...
Why are 19 graves in a Houston shopping center parking lot?
Houston Chronicle· 12 hours agoThis is the peculiar fate of the Hillendahl Cemetery in Houston's Spring Branch area. This historic...
Behind the scenes of setting up ‘The Juneteenth Story’ play in Lafayette
KLFY Lafayette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe play surrounds the Williams family preparing for the annual Juneteenth Festival. In doing so...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...
Get ready for Juneteenth ICT and federal holiday
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn January 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared that all enslaved people must be freed, but it took until June 19, 1865, for the message to reach the...
Eat, drink and party through a whole week of Juneteenth celebrations in St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 4 days agoLive or recorded music, food trucks and an assortment of fun things to buy are a part of most of...
Wichita State University’s pioneering physician assistant program helps meet health care demand
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMaster’s level physician assistant programs at state universities are becoming more popular as...
Juneteenth: Where to celebrate in the Historic Triangle
Daily Press· 2 days agoThere are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in the Historic Triangle starting today and into...
Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFor the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant...
