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The Top Destinations For Juneteenth Celebrations In 2024
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth is a holiday that is celebrated by Black Americans annually. The day commemorates a...
5 L.A. Art Shows Worth Traveling for This Summer
WWD via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“Simone Leigh” is at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the California African American ...
Here’s what to know, where to go for Opal’s Walk on Juneteenth
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will lead the community on June 19 in her annual 2.5-mile...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Juneteenth in Los Angeles: Find concerts, fairs, museum events, and more
NBC Los Angeles· 5 days agoMemorializing Juneteenth, an annual observance that marks the end of slavery in the United States, happens through a host of poignant gatherings, concerts, exhibits, and events each year. June ...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
12NewsNow.com· 3 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 out they had been ...
When Was the First Black Barbie Made? All About the Doll's History
People Magazine· 3 days agoBarbie dolls first hit the shelves in 1959 — but it would take more than two decades for an official...
LEONARD GREENE: NYC museum exhibit honors legacy of Brooklyn Rep. Shirley Chisholm
New York Daily News· 7 days agoWhen California Congresswoman Barbara Lee was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in...
Stunning artwork from colonial Spanish America makes rare appearance at St. Louis Art Museum
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 3 days agoThe wedding party has more glamour and entertainment than a 21st-century millionaire’s celebration....
Why Juneteenth Belongs In Our Kids' History Lessons
SheKnows via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhen my son was in elementary school, two mom friends and I became aligned in our desire to teach our boys about important dates in Black history....