ESU hosts Juneteenth celebration

ESU hosts Juneteenth celebration … Freedom Celebration organized by the African American Network. … last state where former slaves finally learned they had been freed, due to news … including the National Association for the Advancement of...

Celebrating Juneteenth and the end of slavery

Celebrating Juneteenth and the end of slavery The Rochester Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People organizes the event. Chapter president W.C. Jordan wants … Celebrating Juneteenth and the end of...

Fairbanks Juneteenth celebration dedicated to Vergie King

Fairbanks Juneteenth celebration dedicated to Vergie King For many people in Fairbanks, she was an inspiration and beloved friend. … of Local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Fairbanks Juneteenth celebration...

Why the NAACP honored a Trump-supporting Republican assemblywoman

Why the NAACP honored a Trump-supporting Republican assemblywoman … branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People … the state Legislature – was thankful for the “Woman of the Year” award. Why the NAACP honored...

COLUMN: Juneteenth events mark day of freedom

COLUMN: Juneteenth events mark day of freedom As a result, news of the proclamation didn’t reach enslaved Texans for more than two years after it was signed. … Iowa joined the list in 2002 — the seventh state to do so. … On that day, the Black...