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Through Candid Edwards January 23, 2026 Mattel announced that the doll is the latest addition to the Barbie Inspiring Women collection. Opal Lee, the Texas-born activist known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will have a Barbie made in her image. Mattel has announced that the doll is the latest addition to its collection Barbie inspiring […]
Through Well, Abdur-Rahman June 22, 2025 The music celebration honors Juneteenth through Harlem’s own place in Black History. The Big Band Jubilee in Harlem is celebrating JuneteENTH through the lasting legacy of the neighborhood for jazz music. The celebration started late on June 19 because of weather problems, but opened sounds of music with sun […]
The Juneteenth Holiday has been celebrated among black communities for more than a century and a half. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that the end of slavery was announced in Galveston, Texas, despite the emancipation proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The day is recognized as the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration […]
