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Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 19 hours agoSimilarly, celebrations and traditions differ across the US. In some states there are parades, festivals and block parties where people gather to share...
On Juneteenth, family honors legacy of church founder, Black pioneer
Scripps News via AOL· 1 day agoA griot is the word for an African bard, a storyteller who keeps traditions alive. Yates educated...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoAcross the nation, Black churches have shut their doors because of the challenges brought upon from the COVID-19 pandemic. A new fund will provide a lifeline to these shuttered ...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 2 days agoInformation can be found on the Eventbrite website Juneteenth Spoken Word Open Mic Wednesday, June...
Latinx Festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way Celebrates Diversity, Community, Friendship and Empowerment
KULR-8 Billings· 2 days ago- The Church of Scientology honors the rich and vibrant cultures of the Los Angeles Latinx Community...
HBCUs are imperative to Black progress. Financial support from liberal allies is needed.
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKevin W. Cosby, Ph.D., President, Simmons College of Kentucky and Pastor, St. Stephen Church. This...
Freedom Summer: 60 years since the iconic movement
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 8 hours agoThe summer of 1964 was a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement, demonstrating the power of ground-level activism and interracial cooperation. Anyone over 18 in Mississippi can register ...
San Antonio teen vows to fight for the rights of others
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoJustice and equality fueled Charlotte Blackwood’s sermon to the congregation at the First Unitarian...
Carlton Ray Smith, LGBTQ+ advocate known as ‘The Duchess,’ dies
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCarlton Ray Smith, an LGBTQ+ community activist and a founder of Blaq Equity Baltimore, died May 29 at his Saint Paul Street home in Mount Vernon. He was 61. His sister, Carlette Smith-Mitter ...
Capital District Latinos receives 2024 Whole Health Hero award for providing culturally appropriate...
The Business Journals· 3 days agoCapital District Latinos (CDL) has been selected by Anthem Blue Cross as a 2024 Whole Health Hero....
