[Juneteenth]
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
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Slavery
THE PANDEMIC OF AMERICAN RACISM MUST BE HEALED TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY
[American Racism]
Koehler: “Real change would probably have to begin with an enormous public conversation, and national acknowledgment of our history, including slavery and genocide — the theft of people, the theft of the continent — followed by atonement, reparations.”
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EUGENE B. REDMOND WRITERS CLUB PRESENTS BLACK POETS ON BLACK HISTORY AND “THE 1619 PROJECT
[Black Poetry\Black History\1619 Project]
Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club presents Black Poets on Black History: “The 1619 Project” on Tuesday, February 18. The event will be held at 6:30 pm in the Cafeteria of Building B on the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 601 J.R. Thompson Drive, EStL, IL 62201.
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BOB MARLEY’S REDEMPTION SONG: “SONGS OF FREEDOM”
[Celebrating Black History Month\Bob Marley\Poetry]
Bob Marley: “Won’t You help to sing, These songs of freedom? ‘Cause all I ever had, Redemption songs.”
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