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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
Bill Kenny of Norwich: Recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. at Juneteenth event
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoAct into law. I’m sure those attending this morning’s ceremonies will share this song. I wanted you to enjoy the words as the poetic hymn James Weldon Johnson intended them to be. Lift ...
75+ Death Anniversary Quotes & Remembrance Messages
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 8 hours ago"All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." - Helen Keller You appear to me every day in small ways — the caress of the sun on my cheek, the sight of...
Guide to Juneteenth events across Dayton region
Dayton Daily News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday marking the emancipation of African Americans from slavery on June 19, 1865, will bring the Dayton region together in...
3 Central Virginia communities offer 3 different ways to celebrate Juneteenth
The Daily Progress· 4 days agoJuneteenth will be observed next Wednesday, but events in Charlottesville, Orange County and Nelson...
2024 Juneteenth Festival to be held Saturday: What to know
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn 2022, Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill to make Juneteenth an official state holiday, making South...
Elm Thicket-Northpark, once a Dallas-area freedmen’s town, cements its history with marker
Dallas Morning News· 10 hours agoUnder the shade of a tree on Saturday, neighbors Alma Ayers, 88, and Joe Hearne, 82, stood and...
Celebrating John Wetton’s “Extraordinary Life”
Princeton Town Topics· 2 hours agoLess than a week before Father’s Day, my son and I are talking about the time he fell off the sofa dancing around to Asia’s “Heat of the Moment.” In fact, when Wetton sings, the whole world ...
San Mateo County raises flag for the Juneteenth holiday
San Mateo Daily Journal· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks the date June 19, 1865, that word arrived in Texas of the Emancipation...
Father’s Day 2024: 55 Funny and Inspiring Quotes About Dads Guaranteed To Make Him Smile
Parade via AOL· 3 days ago—Will Arnett Related: 100 Best Gifts for Men 13. "Having a kid is like falling in love for the first...
