Amid renewed attention on Black voices and culture, the holiday known as Juneteenth may be enjoying its most high-profile year ever. Observed on June 19, Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Union soldiers announced to enslaved African American people in Galveston, Texas that they’d been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. (Of course, Abraham Lincoln
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June 19th marks an important day in American history and Black history, specifically: it’s the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were made aware they were free. Amid a new awareness of Black issues and Black life, the day that was once observed as a holiday only by a small group is
This week marks the first day of summer in North America, aka the summer solstice, aka the longest day of the year (this year that is June 20, not June 21). While the day technically isn’t longer than any of the others — it’s all about when the sun rises and sets, folks — experts
Sherman’s Showcase, the musical sketch comedy show that was one of the best comedy shows of 2019, is back with an hourlong special entitled Sherman’s Showcase: Black History Month Spectacular (in June) and boy, creators Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin could not have predicted how important and prescient this unapologetically black and goofy series would become in June 2020. Or maybe they could: