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A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.
There’s a Latin phrase I’ve been using a lot over the past twenty months or so. And in the past few days, since the BBC decided that a dose of Jew hate from Glastonbury made for compelling viewing, it ...
The longtime civil rights leader and senior pastor of First Institutional Baptist Church in Phoenix was honored June 29 as he ...
In response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon's intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, ...
The proclamation was accepted by committee member Angela Douglas and it declared June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in the Town ...
Senators discuss Juneteenth's significance and the ongoing struggle for racial justice in America. They emphasize the importance of persistence and grassroots organizing.
Thursday, June 19th, is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the day when the last enslaved Americans were finally freed nearly two and a half years after the ...
The 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. March/Parade and Juneteenth Celebration begins 10 a.m. Thursday in Knoxville. The parade will step off from Chilhowee Park and end at Dr.
Juneteenth – which was recognised as a federal holiday in 2021 – now more widely represents the emancipation of enslaved African Americans across the country in the wake of the US Civil War and its ...
Events often rely on federal awards and private sponsorships — increasingly hard to earn amid efforts to suppress diversity, equity and inclusion.
At Bates, MLK Day can be retrospective, as in 1999, when the writer John Edgar Wideman gave a heartbreaking address, “Looking for Emmett Till,” about the infamous and haunting black-and-white ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 takes place on Jan. 20 and is celebrated on the third Monday of January each year to remember King's birthday on Jan. 15. However, the federal holiday fell on ...