What is Juneteenth? We explain the basic history of the holiday and how it is celebrated.
Black History
Honoring the lives of Black people who have been making history all around us every day.
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The real woman whose face was the first to sell Aunt Jemima pancake mix is getting a headstone for her unmarked grave, almost 100 years after her death.
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Lewis’ 1961 hit “Tossin’ and “Turnin'” is one of Billboard’s picks for the all-time top 50 songs.
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Waters was a writer on the 2019 film “What Men Want” as well as on TV shows including “This Is Us” and “Kidding.”
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Proctor was a popular “Soul Train” dancer before he began choreographing videos for artists including Jody Watley.
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Taught MLK and Barbara Jordan during a 70-year career
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News Obituaries
George Floyd (1973–2020), whose death in Minneapolis sparked U.S. protests
by Legacy StaffPublic memorial services will be held June 4, 6, and 8 in the three cities Floyd called home.
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Amos’ multimedia artworks illustrated the ways women are sexualized and African American lives are devalued in our society.
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Langston Hughes was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the first innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry. We remember Hughes and other notable people …
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Jerman worked in the White House for 55 years, serving presidents from Eisenhower to Obama.