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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 13 hours agoApproaching this year’s Juneteenth...asked readers and staff to identify Black leaders throughout...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoIt also could not be enforced until Confederate states were under Union control, according to the ...
DC/DOX Documentary Film Festival announces full slate for 2nd edition
Rolling Out· 3 days agoThe DC/DOX documentary film festival in the nation’s capital has announced the full slate of films...
15 Minutes With ... Dr. Tonya Matthews of the International African American Museum
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIAAM is now the second-largest museum focused on African American history, after only the...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on Jan. 31, 1865, according to National Museum of & ...
Hall of Fame Examines 150 Years of Black Baseball History
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 hours agoIt wasn’t until 1962 that Jackie Robinson became the first Black player inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Now, that same Hall of Fame has opened an ...
Revealed: the best museums to visit in the US
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWe’ve scoured the USA to pick out the best museum in every state, from the Met in New York to the National
All 54 African Countries, Including Disputed Territories
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe African continent is home to a remarkable array of cultures, landscapes and histories. This vast land comprises ...
Waverly Woodson Jr. To Be Posthumously Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Black Enterprise· 3 days agoWaverly Woodson Jr, a Black medic who served in the only all-Black regiment to take part in the...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 10 hours 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 ...