Celebrating Black History, Black Excellence, and Black Joy Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the freedom of the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas. The newly freed Black Americans observed Juneteenth as a celebration of freedom and its fulfillment. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, is marked by celebrations, family gatherings, picnics, and readings of the Emancipation Proclamation as a measure of progress against freedom. As Juneteenth is an occasion for…
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Enter for your chance to win—sweepstakes ends Friday, December 16. We're giving away 5 titles by beloved author David Mark—including an advanced copy of his…
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Ted Chiang’s Arrival, previously published as Stories of Your Life and Others, includes “Story Of Your Life,” the basis for the major motion picture Arrival, starring Amy…
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