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9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 1 hour agowildpixel/istockphoto Let Freedom Ring Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "Nineteenth," is a 159-year-old holiday that celebrates the liberation of the...
Rolling through history: Fort Worth’s new bus memorial honors Civil Rights Movement
Dallas Morning News· 6 hours agoChristopher Blay is the artist of the new bus monument titled the East Rosedale Monument Project....
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe federal holiday known as “Second Independence Day,” marks the day the last African American...
Deepening Empathy and Understanding of the Black American Diaspora Through Food (Guest Column)
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoI’ve spent my whole career looking at food from the perspective of origin and, specifically, as an...
Celebrating 10 Years of Comcast NBCUniversal’s Voices of the Civil Rights Movement in Houston, Texas...
KION 46 Salinas· 2 days agoFrom August 2023 through August 2024, Comcast NBCUniversal is celebrating the 10th anniversary of...
11 Inspiring Places Around the U.S. to Learn More About Black History
Veranda via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoFrom museums to theaters, there's plenty to do in these storied destinations. Here, the best trips...
75 Angela Davis Quotes That Reflect Her Commitment to Equality & Justice
Parade via AOL· 11 hours agoOne of the turning points in Davis’ life was in her junior year of high school, where she...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 3 hours agoWhich is how he ended up running from the Ku Klux Klan through Mississippi in the dead of night with renown actor Sidney Poitier at his side. Belafonte is one of those threads in the
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 9 hours agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Civil Rights History: Remembering the Monson Motor Lodge Protest 60 years later
WJAX via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoToday, city leaders will honor a pivotal moment in American history that happened right in St. Augustine. In 1964, African American civil rights activists ...
