A Guide To What The Juneteenth Holiday Is And How To Celebrate It

Jun 16, 2025 | History

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining...

Melanin Market Unites Over 150 Black Businesses During Juneteenth Celebration In Jacksonville

Jun 16, 2025 | Business, Events, History

With Juneteenth just days away, the Jacksonville community is kicking things off in a big way. More than 150 Black-owned businesses lined the street of A Philip Randolph Boulevard Outeast Saturday. It’s all a part of the Melanin Market Juneteenth Celebration. Black...

Lancaster, Ohio’s First Black Business Owner Honored With Statue

Jun 9, 2025 | History

Lancaster, Ohio’s very first Black business owner, Scipio Smith, is being honored by the city with a statue that was just completed. According to NBC 4I, the city of Lancaster is celebrating the first Black business owner, Scipio Smith, who achieved the...

Black Hiker Calls On Others To Join Him On Walk To Northern End Of The Underground Railway

Jun 2, 2025 | History

For years, Ken Johnston has hiked Black heritage trails across the U.S., retracing the steps of civil rights pioneers and the freedom seekers who fled slavery and made the long journey north. In 2022, to mark the 200th birthday of abolitionist Harriet...

Five Black Nurses That Stood Out In History This Nurses Week

May 26, 2025 | History, Women

National Nurses Week arrives each year from May 6 to May 12, creating space to honor the invaluable contributions nurses make to healthcare systems worldwide. As the celebration begins, attention turns to the historical figures whose determination shaped the...

Five Years Later, The Spot Where George Floyd Died Is Filled With Memories But Calm

May 26, 2025 | History

On Sunday, five years since the day George Floyd was killed, the Minneapolis square named for him was overflowing. Hundreds gathered, as they have throughout recent days, with tears and renewed calls for justice for the man who died under a police...