viaBlackAmericaWeb: A holiday that is spreading across the U.S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated on June 19, the day that Union soldiers in 1865 told enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and […]
Local Tuskegee Airmen will be celebrated this weekend in Oberlin. A memorial “Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen of Oberlin, Ohio,” will be unveiled Saturday as part of “Juneteenth” celebrations. Nine men, with ties to Oberlin, will receive the long-delayed recognition on a monument in the city. Juneteenth is one of the oldest known celebrations commemorating the […]
Yesterday marked Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery, a day that is widely celebrated in broad pockets of the American south and west. It is a time of community gatherings, some held throughout the month of June, that focus on the jubilant aspect of this historical moment. It was June […]
