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Today's Final Jeopardy (23 June 2023): Who won Game 205 of Season 39?

Here are the spoilers for the Final Jeopardy of June, 23, 2023, keep reading to find out. ....

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African-American Museum marks Black History Month

African-American Museum marks Black History Month
Vicki Bennington For The Telegraph
Feb. 16, 2021
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Unique exhibits fill the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum in Springfield, Illinois. The museum is located at 1440 Monument Ave., in Springfield. For more details visit www.spiaahm.org or call 217-391-6323. Show MoreShow Less
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SPRINGFIELD What started with a project to record the history and contributions of African-Americans in the Springfield community, soon grew into The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum.
Due to the Oral History Project’s success, the museum was founded in 2012 by Doug King and Barbara “Babs” Dickerman on Washington Street in Springfield. Since then, the museum has grown and moved to 1440 Monument Ave. And though the physical building is closed right now, due to COVID-19, it is still sponsoring or offering information in cel ....

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First Black tobacco buyer from Southern Virginia discusses being a Black business owner in Danville

DANVILLE, Va. â From age 5 to age 20, Edward Ed Hairston lived through the Civil Rights Movement in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Now a small business owner on Riverside Drive, Hairston reflects on a life of entrepreneurship and forestalling prejudice in the hopes of accomplishing one immutable goal: to better the lives of those around him.
Hairston was born Nov. 21, 1948, as the seventh child of eightÂ to the late C.P. and Mary L. Hairston. The spark of entrepreneurship was ignited during his early days in Pittsylvania County Schools, when Hairston would ride the bread truck to schoolâbuying bread for a nickel and reselling it for a dime. ....

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