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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...

    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....

    Black History Month Paused??

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

    Juneteenth Phenomenal Moment

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

    JUNETEENTH…

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

    Bringing Juneteenth Home

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

    Eyeing Juneteenth bill passage with skepticism

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

    The History of the Annual Brooklyn Juneteenth Arts Festival

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

    Jamel Gaines on The Creative (Outlet) Process

    Our most recent production Commemorating Juneteenth was designed to celebrate the emancipation of enslaved...

    Artist-Activist Fathers Prepare the Next Generations

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

    Commemorations of Culture

    Photo: Christopher Griffith On June 10, Rhythm and Blue drummers, dancer Tamara Belinda, The People...

    Confronting Race in America

    The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New YorkerEdited by Jelani Cobb and...

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