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Tomorrow is International Yoga Day. To celebrate, South Africans will be saluting the sun in cities across the country.
"It's more important than ever to gather publicly and tell our stories and lift up the Black voices through art and joy,” ...
The holiday is also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day as it commemorates the end of slavery in America.
Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...
In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...
The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...
For the Catholic Church in South Africa, June 16 transcends historical remembrance; it stands as a living symbol of the ...
Milwaukeeans will gather Thursday to celebrate Juneteenth Day, and this year features a slight twist on the festivities.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...
Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa's rural ...
This year’s Juneteenth falls on a Thursday, but Philadelphia-area museums, cultural organizations, and more will hold events ...
Juneteenth serves as a reminder that freedom is never given; it is taken. It’ll take a general strike of American citizens to protect those who cannot protect themselves.