black history
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Happy Juneteenth!
Just in case you did not know, Juneteenth commemorates the day when Union soldiers delivered the news of emancipation to slaves in Galveston, Texas (June 19, 1865). Never mind that the emancipation proclamation was actually signed on January 1, 1863, but it explains a lot about Texas and how a lot of Texans do things. Read more
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Hello February.
Last night I was overjoyed to see Google’s doodle of Edmonia Lewis, the first woman of African American and Native American heritage to achieve international recognition as a sculptor. I wrote about her eleven years ago, so I was ecstatic that more people would learn about her. I hope that this also means that more Read more
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Five things to remember this Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Day 20)
He didn’t achieve what achieved alone. 1968 is not as long ago as some would like to believe. All of the blood that was shed to make America true to its creed, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” We are all connected to each other. The struggle continues. Read more
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Black History Facts.
Now you know I wasn’t going to go the whole month without doing ANYTHING related to Black History Month :) Here are some interesting facts I found at biography.com and other places on the net. Read more
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