Month : June 2023

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Memorial Day has a deep historical connection to the African American community in the United States. The holiday, which originated as Decoration Day, initially began when formerly enslaved individuals and...

RALEIGH, N.C. To commemorate Juneteenth, numerous N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources sites across the state will feature events and tours throughout the month of June. Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth ) marks the day in 1865 when...