Black History Month Proclamation (Feb. 6, 1:30 p.m. — Osceola Board of County Commissioners meeting) A Black history proclamation will be presented to Ann Jones and others from the community.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Learn ...

according to its website.Are there special Juneteenth decorations or foods?The red, black and green African Liberation Flag, also known as the Pan-African flag, has historically been displayed at both ...

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A state proclamation for LGBTQ+ Pride Month was delivered in Rochester on Tuesday by a representative of Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. The reading took place at ...

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Observances such as Black History Month are not in violation of a Department of Education order warning states that they must remove DEI policies or risk losing federal funding.

If you’re looking for an educational afternoon, or perhaps a road trip, here are 12 sites to visit – for Black History Month or anytime. (The two Underground Railroad sites in Ripley don’t ...

During Black History Month, Scott hosted an Opportunity Summit event where he announced his goal of making $1 trillion in investments accessible in underserved communities over the next decade.

Some people believe dedicating a month to Black history is somehow un-American. They’ve forgotten what Black Americans had to endure for centuries. For many Black people, even the most routine ...

Black History Month, an annual observance recognized each February, first emerged in the U.S. in the early 20th century, during the post-Civil War Jim Crow era. It wasn’t a full month dedicated ...