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Our Music. Our Story Join Urbanime As They Celebrate Black Music Month At The Apollo In Harlem

June is when we recognize Black Music Month and Juneteenth as powerful moments to celebrate the contributions of Black culture, people, and experience.Continue reading

The Schomburg Center’s Annual Literary Virtual Festival Celebrating Black History And Culture

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem will launch its annual Literary Festival on June 14, 2021, with a week-long virtual event that champions authors of African descent.Continue reading

New York Senate Democratic Majority Creates Public Holiday For Juneteenth

The Senate Democratic Majority passed legislation creating a public holiday to celebrate Juneteenth from Harlem to the Hudson. Continue reading

Library Of Congress: Ralph Ellison’s “Juneteenth”

The following guest post was written by Barbara Bair, curator of literature, culture and the arts in the Library’s Manuscript Division for the Library of Congress.Continue reading

Library Of Congress: The Birth Of Juneteenth, Voices Of The Enslaved

On June 19, 1865, Logan Stroud, one of the largest slave-owners in east Texas, walked to the front porch of his plantation home, which he called Pleasant Retreat. Continue reading

Join The Latinx/os And African Diaspora March In Harlem

A network of longstanding and younger members of the Latinx diaspora will march in Harlem on June 14, 2020, at 1 pm ET.Continue reading

Frederick Douglass: Prophet Of Freedom By David Blight Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biography In Harlem

On Juneteenth*, join us at Revolution Books for an evening with David Blight, author of the biography Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, the book that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in history.Continue reading

The 25th Annual Juneteenth Kingfish Celebration 2018

The 25th Annual Juneteenth Kingfish Celebration on June 16th, 2018 at 11 am and street fair until 6 pm EST. Continue reading