Juneteenth
2 years after Abraham Lincoln declared slavery was over 3.1 million slaves in the confederate states celebrated.
What was born out of emancipation in Texas has become a global celebration of Black freedom.
If you’re downtown Wednesday and wondering why traffic is shut down on Plum Street between 8th and 9th street. It’s because artists from Cincinnati will be painting a Black Lives Matter mural on the streets in front of City Hall! The artist will begin painting the mural at 4pm Wednesday with a reveal on Friday […]
Columbus State Community College announced in a public statement that they will be removing the massive statue of Christopher Columbus from campus. “In taking this action, we are being mindful of societal change and forward movement,” said Columbus State Board of Trustees President Anthony Joseph. “We do not seek to erase history, but to make […]
While gathering, organizing and/or protesting has historically the way folks would come together in celebration, with the current global pandemic it is suggested to pivot the plan. Here are some ways you can take action.
It was bound to happen. In an internal memo, Nike has revealed that it will be recognizing Juneteenth as an annual paid holiday.
The founder of an African-American Museum in Baton Rouge, LA was found dead in the trunk of a car three miles from her home.
The hearing incidentally coincided with Juneteenth, a day that commemorates when those who remained enslaved in Texas after the Emancipation Proclamation, learned they were free.
In an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful at the 4th annual Brown Girls Love Power Day conference Jade Nikaylah Williams shared the story behind her embracing her 4C hair, her desire to promote natural beauty, and always being a camera hog.
You are never too young or old to make history. That is what 90-year-old Opal Lee is planning on doing as she encounters one of her biggest journeys in life. The Texan is so serious about making Juneteenth a national holiday, that she plans on walking 10 miles a day until she reaches Washington D.C. […]
Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, has arrived. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three more years before full emancipation […]
Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, has arrived. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three more years before full emancipation […]
