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President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Continue reading Biden signs bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday
MARK OLSEN, LA Times
The hair and makeup team behind “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson — made history when they were nominated for the Oscar, with Neal and Wilson being the first Black people recognized in the category. Now they have made history again as that category’s winners. Continue reading ‘Ma Rainey’s’ hair and makeup team make history with Oscar win
MAKEDA EASTER, Los Angeles Times
Getty and the city of Los Angeles are expected to announce Tuesday the launch of the African American Historic Places Project, a three-year initiative to identify and preserve landmarks that represent Black heritage across L.A. Continue reading Just 3% of L.A. landmarks are linked to Black history. One project aims to change that
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The Weeknd is getting involved with the military conflict in Ethiopia — donating a million dollars, which will provide food for people who need it there. Continue reading THE WEEKND DONATES $1 MIL FOR 2 MILLION MEALS … To Help Ethiopians
-Macy’s celebrates Black creatives with today’s launch of Icons of Style, a collaboration with five Black visionaries to help move the fashion world forward. Featuring exclusive designs across ready-to-wear, men’s, and shoes by Zerina Akers, Misa Hylton, Aminah Abdul Jillil, Allen Onyia and Ouigi Theodore for brands found only at Macy’s, each creative artfully designed a fashion-forward capsule of must-have spring items, inspired by their unique perspective and dynamic style. Continue reading Macy’s Celebrates Black Creatives With Icons of Style
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.
Continue reading Rosa Parks: Remembering Her Resilience, Resistance In The Face Of Racism
Sarah Culberson saw the unthinkable during her first visit to Bumpe, Sierra Leone in 2004 — children wandering with missing limbs, schools reduced to rubble, entire neighborhoods destroyed or burned.
