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On Thursday a freedom bell, commissioned by Texas A&M University’s Department of Architecture, returned to Galveston, the ...
Debbie Butler, owner of DebbieKakes & More, started her bustling, word-of-mouth business from her home kitchen seven years ...
Juneteenth is now a federal holiday! What does it commemorate, and why is it so important to American history? Here’s what ...
Paul Lambert, president and CEO of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO), has announced his retirement, and the SSO board ...
V-J Day was the most vivid memory I have of World War II and I’m glad it was of such an exciting, joyful moment in our ...
The mural would be placed on a city owned building in Laura Leake Park. The Centralia Juneteenth Committee, in partnership ...
Liberation Station, the first Black-owned children’s bookstore in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, will be returning to a ...
Group chair expressed confusion over why Human Rights and Equity Commission wasn’t involved in discussion around Facebook ...
Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday has ...
Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, attracting participants who said current events strengthened their resolve.
In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond.
A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it This year will be the first Juneteenth under the second Trump administration, which has banned DEI initiatives, including Black ...