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June 19, 2023
The day of June 19, shortened to Juneteenth, marks an important holiday in our country. Widely considered the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth has its origins in the announcement on June 19, 1865, by Union Major General...
As Juneteenth nears, it is a time for Black America to especially reflect and honor its beginnings and the journey still left ahead. The celebration of the emancipation of enslaved people everywhere has not always been nationally recognized, but in the cities across...
At the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confederacy. This was the case when Union General Gordon Granger marched his troops into Galveston, Texas on June 19th and announced that all enslaved people there were officially free. Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio dig into the history of Juneteenth.
Entrepreneurs pitched their company and product ideas to a panel Thursday in an event similar to the television show “Shark Tank.” The Black Wall Street Pitch Competition was formed to showcase people finding solutions to problems, said Kelsey Davis, CEO of...
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 – forever. His...
The survey, conducted by CNBC in partnership with the Executive Leadership Council, found 74% of Black executives saying they saw a positive change in hiring, retention and promotion of Black employees since Floyd was killed in May 2020. Even more (80%) said...
Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil War. While many have treated the long holiday weekend as a...
At the ripe age of 12, award-winning writer and aspiring filmmaker Mack Bates announced that he wanted to be “the black Peter Jennings.” This followed his earlier desire to be an astronaut and a cowboy. He’s sat through SpaceCamp, more times than he cares to share...
Group Black, a modern media company with the largest collective of Black-owned media, and NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies, announced that they will be entering an exclusive partnership aimed to amplify Black-led content today...
Welcome to Juneteenth – a federal holiday that’s supposed to unite, but sadly, divides. On June 19th, 1865, union soldiers proclaimed the end of the Civil War and slavery in Galveston, Texas, an event that has come to symbolize the end of slavery nationwide....
Maintaining good relationships and being a money-minded person is what drove Linda Hlongwane to venture into the world of business. Hlongwane who, among other businesses, is the founder and owner of Hlongwane Developments Consultants, said that growing up he was...
