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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
3 Central Virginia communities offer 3 different ways to celebrate Juneteenth
The Daily Progress· 3 days agoJuneteenth will be observed next Wednesday, but events in Charlottesville, Orange County and Nelson...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
Artists, experts speak to importance of music in Black celebration, culture - The State News
The State News· 10 hours ago“It shows the diversity of Black sound because we’re not a monolith and you see how Black people are...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 9 hours agoVariety reports, the league has announced a lineup of talented Black women as the performers for the Super Bowl LVI pre-game festivities. Country singer Mickey Guyton has the monumental task ...
Daniel Radcliffe lands first Tony award as Angelina Jolie and Jeremy Strong win big on the night
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 21 hours ago“I have had so many amazing experiences and some heartbreaking ones too, I took a short break from...
Champaign-Urbana MTD hosting Juneteenth Block Party
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Ahead of the official holiday on June 19, the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District is hosting a free Juneteenth Block Party...
Juneteenth observances planned for Holyoke
The Republican· 7 days agoThe ceremony will include opening remarks by Steven Moguel, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Holyoke’s Public Schools; “Lift Every ...
Malverne schools' Juneteenth Jubilee commemorates 'the story of our history'
Newsday· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 — two months...
First annual parade, festivities planned for Juneteenth in Muskegon
MLive.com· 6 days agoWhile the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, slaves in Texas did not get word of their...