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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoIt also could not be enforced until Confederate states were under Union control, according to the ...
What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and soldiers from...
15 Minutes With ... Dr. Tonya Matthews of the International African American Museum
The Greenville News· 5 days agoDr. Tonya Matthews was taught never to turn down an opportunity without exploring it first. IAAM is...
DC/DOX Documentary Film Festival announces full slate for 2nd edition
Rolling Out· 4 days agoThe DC/DOX documentary film festival in the nation’s capital has announced the full slate of films...
Revealed: the best museums to visit in the US
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWe’ve scoured the USA to pick out the best museum in every state, from the Met in New York to the National Museum of
24 Bucket-List Places to Take Your Kids
Cheapism via AOL· 12 hours agoMuseum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, the National ...
The Editorial Board: Smithsonian's assistance will help preserve essential Black history
The Buffalo News· 7 days agoProfessional staff from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American
Former Black Panther Party leader didn’t endorse Trump for president
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans· 2 days agoThe Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California. It was the era’s most influential militant black power organization, ...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days ago“Although there were enslavers who were aware of the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that it was actually ...
Hundreds gather at Fort Monroe to honor enslaved African people who died crossing the Atlantic
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoHAMPTON — Hundreds of people gathered at Outlook Beach at Fort Monroe Saturday to memorialize and honor the millions of enslaved < ...