Juneteenth, a holiday that was kept alive by Black families and communities through oral history, is a powerful reminder of the importance of remembering and telling our stories in order to resist invisibility and promote a multicultural democracy.
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Congressional Leaders Advocate for Rosa Parks Day Federal Holiday
By Stacy M. Brown As the nation approaches the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ historic arrest, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama’s 7th District, along with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) […]
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From Celebration to For Sale: How America is Already Commercializing Juneteenth
By Marlissa Collier Were y’all able to get your Great Value Juneteenth ice cream, plates and napkins before Walmart pulled them off the shelves? Yeah, me neither. It all happened […]