Sunday, June 19 marks Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. After the Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves free in 1862, the news took time to travel. June 19, 1865, is the date when word of the... Read More
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Tavis Smiley will launch Los Angeles “first and only ‘Unapologetically Progressive’ talk radio station for the African-American listening audience,” KBLA (1580) on Saturday June 19 (Juneteenth). The former BET, PBS and NPR host purchased... Read More
The History Of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed... Read More