Walmart Presents Inaugural Spark Awards to Highlight Black Excellence
Walmart is recognizing four outstanding African Americans for excellence in their respective fields and contributions to their communities.
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Dr. Cornel Darden Jr. Resigns as Chamber President
The event coupled the Juneteenth and Father’s Day holidays with awards given to many local business owners, elected officials, community leaders, an…
Op-Ed: Juneteenth, as American as Sweet Potato Pie!
In the last few years there has been increased conversation about the celebration of one of America’s oldest unofficial holidays: Juneteenth.
Illinois Recognizes Juneteenth as State Holiday
Illinois Recognizes Juneteenth as State Holiday (Springfield, IL) - Illinois continues to lead the nation when it comes to tackling structural racism …
Illinois Senate Black Caucus Celebrates the signing of Juneteenth law
On June 19, 1865, two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the end of slavery an…