Author: afrakan
HAAM Music Monday powered by FVF Law! Austin’s KAZI FM celebrates Black Music Month
As Black Music Month comes to a close, Austin’s longest-running Black community radio station, KAZI FM 88.7, is reflecting on more than four decades of…
Lexington joins other Kentucky communities in acknowledging painful history of racial violence • Kentucky Lantern
One of Lexington’s biggest Juneteenth events now takes place at Gatton Park; on Saturday, Soulfest filled the amphitheater with the smells of BBQ while music…
Educators reflect on Juneteenth and what it means going forward
It was on June 19, 1865, that enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas — deep in the heart of the fallen Confederacy — were finally made…
Black Girl Wellness Fest will be at UIC Forum in Chicago this weekend
If you’re looking to feel better about your health and wellness, there will be a whole conference dedicated to it this weekend. The Black Girl…
‘Writing another chapter’: MoCo community unites to celebrate Juneteenth
In March 1880, William Dove, a formerly enslaved farm worker, bought 36 acres with roughly $210, making him the first Black man to own land in Potomac. Nearly 150 years later,…
Organizers prepare for Juneteenth Oregon’s 54th celebration honoring founder Clara Peoples
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Thousands of people filled Albina Park in North Portland on Saturday afternoon for Portland’s largest Juneteenth celebration, a daylong event featuring…
Obama Center visitors say project symbolic of ‘Black excellence,’ claim scandal-free legacy while Trump ripped
CHICAGO — Opening weekend visitors at the Barack Obama Presidential Center called the 44th president’s legacy an example of unifying, scandal-free “Black excellence,” while they…
250 years of Black excellence celebrated at Manoa Valley Juneteenth cookout
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Manoa Valley Theatre concluded its week-long inaugural Juneteenth festival Saturday. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when the…
Fayetteville mayor declares June 19-20 as ‘Juneteenth Weekend’ in the city
FAYETTEVILLE — Mayor Molly Rawn on Saturday declared June 19-20 as “Juneteenth Weekend” in the city during the 30th annual NWA Juneteenth Celebration held downtown….
Rep. Gregory Meeks on importance of CBC event
Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from Queens, talks about the importance of the Congressional Black Caucus with NY1’s Cheryl Wills on “In Focus.” He said…
