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The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, ...
A monument unveiled in Lexington on Juneteenth honors Lewis and Harriet Hayden, two formerly enslaved Lexingtonians who became abolitionists, guiding hundreds of slaves to freedom through Kentucky’s ...
A new book finds that Galveston's business and political elite undermined the promise of "absolute equality" that we celebrate on Juneteenth.
The National Garden of American Heroes is one of President Donald Trump's key priorities ahead of the 250th anniversary of American independence next year.
Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...
This is not just a celebration of how far we've come in 160 years, but also showing that there's still a lot of work that needs to be done in our communities for us to have an equitable future.” ...
This essay contains spoilers for The Phoenician Scheme Anatole “Zsa-Zsa” Korda is concerned about the same thing every ...
Much to Powers' dismay, the sculpture became so popular that countless unauthorized imitations of Greek Slave were also made. modeled 1841-1843 Object number 1968.155.101 Type Sculpture Medium plaster ...
The YMI, Asheville's historic Black cultural center, hosts an exhibition by artist Jenny Pickens in its newly renovated ...
“Personal to Political” lives up to its name at Sarasota Art Museum. It showcases the work of 17 Black contemporary artists affiliated with Paulson Fontaine Press. They all get personal when it comes ...
By highlighting artists from communities historically excluded from mainstream art institutions, the show challenges ...