Jun 19, 2024 | Juneteenth, Veterans
The Honor Flight Network hosted its first-ever Juneteenth Honor Flight for 26 Black veterans Wednesday. Calvin Kemp, a 101-year-old World War II veteran, said the celebration meant “everything” to him. More From AP
Jun 19, 2024 | Higher Education, History, Juneteenth
June 19 may be a holiday for some, but Morgan State University is educating and embodying the tradition and true-meaning of this historical day. As a Federal Holiday, Juneteenth is a day off work or school. At Morgan State, the institution is educating...
Jun 19, 2024 | History, Juneteenth
For Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in its entirety. More From NPR
Jun 19, 2024 | History, Juneteenth, Justice, Music
Just in time for Juneteenth, Jazz at Lincoln Center has released an album called “Freedom Justice & Hope”. The album is a collaboration between Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, fronted by...
Jun 19, 2024 | Cannabis, Community, Juneteenth, Leadership
Maryland’s governor issued pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday – a significant act of mass clemency that reflects the rapidly changing attitudes toward a drug that an increasing number of Americans want to see legalized. The pardons by Gov. Wes...
Jun 19, 2023 | Juneteenth, Science, STEM
When Antentor Hinton Jr., was growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, he didn’t know he could become a scientist. In his sophomore year of college he got a phone call in 2007 that would change his life – and his career trajectory –...
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