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Martin Luther King, Jr. Library explores African American culture with ‘Juneteenth Story Stroll’
KALB Alexandria· 1 day agoThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library in Alexandria has organized a “Story Stroll” to honor...
Mary Powell, who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr., finally gets a gravestone
GBH News· 16 hours agoAs the mid-morning light swept across St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury Tuesday, singer Lovely...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Juneteenth has fallen victim to racial capitalism. Black Americans are no longer the focus.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 21 minutes agoThe festival should be free with no tickets, no vendor fees and no corporations. But instead, Lynn ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoIt’s been said that “art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation.” The monument, called “The Embrace,” was inspired by an image of Dr. Martin Luther King ...
The Rev James Lawson, Martin Luther King’s right-hand man in the Civil Rights struggle – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Rev James Lawson, who has died aged 95, was a civil rights activist who stood alongside Martin...
Juneteenth breakfast held at Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Lenoir
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 17—The NAACP's Juneteenth breakfast was held on Saturday, June 15, to celebrate the end of slavery and the enforcement of emancipation within the United States. The event was a collaboration ...
The Story Behind 'Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown'
Time via AOL· 2 days agoWilliams tells TIME that her family started following Jim Jones when she was about 12, after MLK’s...
Kindergarten student bumps head in ‘calm room’ at MLK Jr. Elementary School
KOIN News 6 Portland· 6 days agoEmergency responders were called to Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School on May 23 after a...
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 32 minutes agoAfter decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday...