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Juneteenth 2026 in Brooklyn: Celebrations and Controversies

Fern GillespieThe Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery throughout the United States when it was signed...
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Baba Obediah Wright to Host Central Brooklyn Juneteenth Arts Festival, June 14th

Baba Obediah Wright, founder and director of Brooklyn’s Balance Dance Theatre, is beloved in...
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651 ARTS and with The Soapbox Presents Returns for 5th Juneteenth, June 21

We Outside: A Brooklyn JuneteenthBy Nina Flowers(Brooklyn, NY – May 21, 2025) – For...
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum Hosts Juneteenth in Brower Park, June 19th

Juneteenth is… an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States....
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Black History Month Paused??

Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, and activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month By...
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Juneteenth Phenomenal Moment

There’s nothing that can break the bond when spirit melds with genius. And so,...
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JUNETEENTH…

… is considered the real Independence Day in the African American community. By BerniceElizabeth GreenPhotos...
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Bringing Juneteenth Home

Come Saturday, June 15, The Brooklyn Juneteenth Festival, a lively celebratory day-long event for...
Black History

Eyeing Juneteenth bill passage with skepticism

By Peter M. WilliamsNABJ Black News & ViewsAs we come upon the second celebration...
Black History

The History of the Annual Brooklyn Juneteenth Arts Festival

June 19, 1865 is the date that slaves in Texas and other parts of...
Arts-Theater

Jamel Gaines on The Creative (Outlet) Process

Our most recent production Commemorating Juneteenth was designed to celebrate the emancipation of enslaved...
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Juneteenth Honored at New York City’s African Burial Ground National Monument

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Artist-Activist Fathers Prepare the Next Generations

by Dave DanielsThe 3rd annual Juneteenth celebration, on Monday, June 19th, seemed to magically...
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Commemorations of Culture

Photo: Christopher Griffith On June 10, Rhythm and Blue drummers, dancer Tamara Belinda, The People...
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Joy Crichlow: A Trailblazer in Minority Business Development Has Passed

Fern GillespieA pioneer in minority business development has died. For decades, Brooklyn resident Joy...
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Juneteenth 2026 in Brooklyn: Celebrations and Controversies

Fern GillespieThe Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery throughout the United States when it was signed...