Murfreesboro will be extending its usual Juneteenth celebration into a three-day event this year.
Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed the people of Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln had freed enslaved people in rebel states two and a half years earlier through the Emancipation Proclamation.
Although Lincoln proclaimed the emancipation of enslaved people, effective Jan. 1, 1863, slave owners were responsible for telling the enslaved they were free. Some ignored the order until Union troops arrived to enforce it, according to Cliff Robinson, founder of Juneteenth.com. Texas was the last Confederate state to have the proclamation announced.
Newark News & Story Collaborative
The Newark News and Story Collaborative is committed to elevating community-driven storytelling to fill information gaps in local and national media. The Collaborative trains community members in storytelling, media-making, and other creative art forms to share and amplify their experiences. It’s laying the groundwork for a collaborative network that will address longstanding information inequities in Newark, New Jersey. For more information and hear local stories, you can visit www.newarkstories.com. Resident-reporters selected for training will also receive a stipend for their participation. The Newark News and Story Collaborative is made possible with funding support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Victoria Foundation.
Van Wert Live keeps it rolling
Entertainment Is Alive in Van Wert
Tafi Stober (Photo Credit: Dark Horse Production) Over the years we’ve shared vivid memories, great laughter, and
moments of wow and wonder sitting amongst family and friends in the
Niswonger Performing Arts Center and Fountain Park. Live entertainment
in Van Wert has been a valued part of your life and we thank you. It is
because of the moments and the people that the Van Wert Live staff
returned to Revive Live entertainment. This time of intermission has
given us pause to look at our operation and find ways to adapt our
15 Apr 2021
Bibliothèques Sans Frontières / Libraries Without Borders (BSF) is an international NGO founded in 2007 which works to strengthen the autonomy and resilience of vulnerable populations by providing access to information and education and promoting cultural diversity. In the Middle-East, in Central and Eastern Africa, in Europe, in Bangladesh or in Colombia, BSF works to put in place safe spaces and services for education, professional training, psychological support and social cohesion for vulnerable populations. To provide these services, BSF created the Ideas Box, a multimedia centers in a kit to provide access to a library, a cinema, thousands of educational and informational resources, without internet connection. The resources are carefully selected to match the needs, language, and culture of the local users. The technological equipment and teaching methods offered by the Ideas Box transform places like schools, libraries, and community centers into comprehensive