Juneteenth is a national holiday that commemorates the formal abolition of slavery for the last enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. Many events are happening this week and next week to mark the holiday. Here are some that are happening locally.
The WNET Group Mourns the Passing of Jac Venza, Public Television Pioneer & "Great Performances" Creator prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, and PW cartoonist Ollie Harrington featured at Yale exhibition peoplesworld.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from peoplesworld.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a 10-mile trek along the Appalachian Trail, McCormick sophomore and singer-songwriter Creed Bellamy found inspiration in the vivid landscape for an imagined scenario in “moss,” one of four tracks on her debut EP “way out there.” “The mountain that we were on was the highest point in the surrounding valley. You could see more.