The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to commemorate the ...
3. On June 21, Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, the couple who owns the largest private collection of African American art, will give a Juneteenth lecture at the Rosenberg Library. Check out Visit ...
Guests can expect talks, performances and art-making activities ... widely regarded as "America's longest-running African American holiday." Juneteenth is being commemorated with events across ...
Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday. The day commemorates the freedom of enslaved African Americans in the United States. But it took over 150 years to get to this point. While the ...
Shanika Kraybill, Abena Moye, Ashanti Jenkins and other African Dancers with Imani Edutainers rehearse for the upcoming Juneteenth Celebration at the Ware Center on Saturday on Sunday, June 12 ...