SAN FRANCISCO -- As the country celebrates Juneteenth, the annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., we asked prominent activists and allies from across the country what Black ...

(NNPA Newswire) – A group of well-known Black Democratic leaders unveiled Project FREEDOM, a fresh strategy to combat Project 2025, a contentious 922-page plan to reform the federal government put ...

When Phillip Pyle II reimagines an 1863 regimental flag painted by David Bustill Bowser, he’s not just updating history. He’s interrogating the conditional nature of Black freedom in America. The ...

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Black leaders are presenting voters with an alternative to Project 2025, the controversial plan prepared by conservative groups to guide the next Republican administration. Project FREEDOM — ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last enslaved people in Texas were freed — was observed this week. But the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park is continuing the ...

Explore how Beyoncé's #BLACKBIIRD on her #CowboyCarter album echoes the fight for Black freedom. Discover powerful stories from the past and their impact today ...

Executive Director Marc Philpart says the fund aims to provide $10 million in annual grants as political pressure mounts over race-conscious philanthropy. The California Black Freedom Fund, launched ...

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On June 19, 1865 — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation — the final group of enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed that they ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek issued a proclamation Wednesday honoring June 19, 2024 as Juneteenth across Oregon. Kotek also joined Oregon Black Pioneers, Just Walk Salem Keizer and the ...

In this book talk, centered on Reel Freedom: Black Film Culture in Early Twentieth Century New York City, Lopez will detail the relationship between Black film culture and space in New York City. From ...