Caribbean American Heritage Month is filled with the hum of steel pans, the aroma of jerk seasoning and the rhythms of calypso and reggae. It honors the millions of people from islands like Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Barbados and the Dominican Republic who made their way to U.S. shores, bringing vibrant cultures and resilient […]
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2 events,Pride Month in June is a celebration of LGBTQ+ identities and a commemoration of a pivotal uprising. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar in Greenwich Village that served as a refuge for gay, lesbian and transgender patrons. Police raids were routine, but that […] |
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1 event,Father’s Day was born from love and necessity. In December 1907, an explosion at the Monongah coal mine in West Virginia killed hundreds of men, leaving thousands of children fatherless. The following year, Grace Golden Clayton proposed a church service to honor those fathers. Around the same time, Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children […] |
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1 event,Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates a moment of delayed liberation and enduring hope. On that day in 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, announcing that all enslaved people were free in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued two and a half years […] |
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1 event,Independence Day in the United States is more than fireworks and barbecues—it is a commemoration of a radical idea. In the summer of 1776, delegates from thirteen colonies gathered in Philadelphia to debate whether to sever ties with the British Crown. On July 2, the Continental Congress voted for independence; two days later, on July […] |
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