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Joy, Defiance, and Hope: Juneteenth Observance at NCCU
From gospel songs performed by the Black Angels of St. Joseph’s AME Church to the urgent call to “WAKE UP!” by actors in Hillside High School’s One Voice troupe, the Juneteenth observance at North Carolina Central University on Thursday put its focus on doing more to protect Black youth from an inherently biased system. The…
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NCCU Hosts Courts-Focused Juneteenth Program
Professor Irving Joyner of North Carolina Central University’s School of Law on Thursday is set to moderate a panel discussion during a Juneteenth event on campus called “Honoring Juneteenth in Our Courts.” The panel this year includes: Kristin Henning, Georgetown law professor and author of The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth, will…
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[Commentary] Juneteenth: America’s Most Important Holiday
By Idrissa A. Smith, Special to Southpoint Access “I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich…
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Juneteenth in Durham: What City Facilities are Open, Closed?
Most City of Durham offices, including City Hall and all non-emergency city operations, will be closed Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Trash, Recycling, and Yard Waste Delays Solid waste services will pause for the day, delaying curbside garbage and recycling collection by one business day. Friday yard waste routes will be pushed to…
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Durham Hosts Third Annual Juneteenth Flag-Raising Ceremony on June 2
A flag-raising ceremony outside the Durham County Courthouse on Dillard Street on June 2 will kick off Juneteenth in Bull City. Hosted by Spectacular Magazine, the Triangle Cultural Awareness Foundation, and Durham County Government, the ceremony is free and open to the public. The event has grown into a meaningful community tradition that marks the…
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Durham Celebrates Juneteenth: The Emancipation Proclamation Transcript
In honor of Juneteenth, Southpoint Access is sharing the transcript of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s speech declaring that Black people held as slaves should be “forever free.” The speech was given on Jan. 1, 1863: Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a…
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