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The Washington Nationals celebrated Juneteenth by honoring legendary Negro Leagues player Josh Gibson, discussing the ...
They have since founded Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) in a late 19th century African Methodist Episcopal church at 189 Hollow Road in Skillman. Call 609-466-3103 for events ...
Street parties, exhibits, concerts, family carnivals and more events to celebrate Juneteenth this month.
The bronze statue of the teenage civil rights heroine will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the state ...
Juneteenth 2025 in Portsmouth will celebrate the 10 years of the African Burying Ground Memorial Park with African drumming and several events.
Explore the vibrant Juneteenth celebrations in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Discover a variety of cultural events ...
Toast America’s birthday with fireworks, parades, concerts and other events in and around Washington, D.C.
Adams, renamed in 2023 for Black Army officers from South Carolina, to change it back to Fort Lee under plan from Donald ...
The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across the nation on Juneteenth –  the oldest known celebration commemorating the ...
Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...
PORTSMOUTH — It’s been 10 years since Portsmouth’s African Burying Ground Memorial Park became sacred ground, and this year the values it represents in the city’s soul may be more dear ...
Though the heart that carried Salvator to the title of the world’s fastest horse has long melded into the Kentucky earth, the ...