The Promise of Juneteenth
It seems almost inconceivable in today’s information environment, but news of Lincoln’s original Emancipation Proclamation took nearly three years to reach all the enslaved people across the South.
Several Juneteenth Events Planned As Massachusetts Observes Official Holiday For First Time
There are several events in eastern Massachusetts marking the new federal holiday Juneteenth, which is officially celebrated on June 19.
Juneteenth celebrated in Nubian Square
About 200 people joined Governor Charlie Baker and Acting Mayor Kim Janey in Roxbury’s Nubian Square Friday evening for One Night in Boston, a festive event that kicked off a weekend of Juneteenth festivities
Boston Marks Juneteenth With Celebration In Nubian Square
It was a celebration of Black music and culture in the heart of Roxbury.
Op-ed: An all-inclusive dream for Boston
Boston launched the All-Inclusive campaign this past April. Creatives, businesspeople and activists conceived this initiative to dismantle a perception of the city as unwelcoming and, in some instances, racist.
CityLine: June 13, 2021: L’Merchie Frazier and Tammy Tai
Juneteenth is known as the day when the last of the enslaved African Americans were told they were free in Texas — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Juneteenth should be a national holiday
Holidays, memorials, and symbols have always been part of American history and heritage, and in this time of racial reckoning we have an opportunity to add a new one — Juneteenth, America’s Independence Day — the day slavery came to an end.
‘A monument to love’: MLK memorial clears final hurdle for construction
A long-sought memorial for Boston Common honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, and other civil rights leaders received a key city approval Tuesday…
A year that taught us change is possible
I don’t think many expected to celebrate a win in this very divided Congress with the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act by May 25, the anniversary of his killing by a Minneapolis police officer.
MLK Memorial Design ‘The Embrace’ Gets Final Approval, Coming To Boston Common Next Fall
A memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has received final approval. The Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday voted to OK the privately-funded “Embrace” memorial