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John Shearer: Attending African American History Museum Opening
The Chattanoogan· 40 minutes agoA plaque from the initial opening on the inside said it was the former Piney Woods Elementary designed by architects Derthick & Henley and built in 1963 by C&I Specialty Co. While this building ...
A journalist traces his family tree back to ancestor who served in Black regiment in Civil War
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 4 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
Queen City: The lost Black community swallowed up by The Pentagon
BBC News· 4 days agoA thriving all-Black community flourished just outside Washington DC until its nearly 1,000...
The Only Black Woman to Serve in the U.S. Army in WWI
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThey have long overcome significant discrimination to play critical roles in safeguarding the...
President Biden, the time for national reparations is now
The Hill· 8 hours agoReparations have been debated since the end of the Civil War, but many track the most recent...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"When I was a little one and we lived in Marshall, Texas, we'd go to the fairground," she...'m here...
Our Family Celebrates Juneteenth, Because July 4th Wasn’t Made For My Kids
SheKnows via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRecently, my middle schoolers brought home some homework that was puzzling. I looked at one of the...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 6 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community ...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
The News-Times· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Our Fourth of July: Celebrating Emancipation in the Salt City
The Post-Standard· 5 days agoOver the last 159 years, this celebration has grown organically from a localized party into a...