When Rasool Berry grew up hearing about Juneteenth, he heard the same false story most Americans do: That the holiday celebrated the date, June 19, 1865, when Galveston, Texas, finally received word ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juneteenth is known as a celebration commemorating the end of slavery, but there's more to the history behind one of the newest ...
Since its start in 2016, Opal’s Walk for Freedom has drawn a bigger crowd each year. “It used to start and march down Evans Avenue there in Fort Worth, but now it’s really grown,” Leo Ceasar Jr. said.
Ron Eddie, a paramedic from Westfield, survived a cardiac arrest in March thanks to the immediate actions of his wife, Nancy Morrissey, and the swift response of emergency services. City officials and ...
A caregiving panel, the country’s oldest pottery, Juneteenth and upcoming events this weekend. Examine the needs of caregivers with a panel of local leaders. The Charles H. Wright Museum’s VP of ...
MISHAWAKA, IN (WSBT) — Thursday is Juneteenth and many people are celebrating across the community. The Indiana Historical Society’s Groundbreaking Black Hoosiers traveling exhibit is on display at ...
This park celebrates the history of the Lavilla neighborhood and commemorates the Black National Anthem–which played a major role in the Great Migration and the nation’s history. It’s critical that we ...