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Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson fuse jazz, protest, and justice on Juneteenth album
The Christian Science Monitor· 2 days agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...
15 things to watch to educate yourself about systemic racism
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoStevenson is also famous for founding the Equal Justice Initiative. "'Just Mercy' captures Bryan ...
A Juneteenth album captures the rhythm of life
NPR· 1 day agoThe album is a collaboration between Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, fronted by ...
Juneteenth Slavery Monument
Anacortes American· 1 day agoBryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, speaks with JoAnne Bland and other well-wishers after the dedication of the National Monument to Freedom on June 19, 2024, in
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from...
Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoPeople who visit the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, will not only face the...
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Erie News Now Plus· 2 days agoBy RYAN DOAN-NGUYEN and AARON MORRISON Associated Press
On Juneteenth, Monument Dedicated in Alabama to Those Who Endured Slavery
Skanner· 3 hours agoThe Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday — the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — on Wednesday ...
EJI dedicates its 43-foot-tall National Monument to Freedom on Juneteenth
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt's located in EJI's newly created Freedom Monument Sculpture Park. The 43-foot-tall, 155-foot-long...
Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. is unveiled in Montgomery
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe statue is the second of three that are planned at EJI’s Legacy Museum meant to offer people...
