This Week in Black History
August 16, 1963 Television and advertising executive George Olden becomes the first Black person to design a U.S. postage stamp…
Emancipation Proclamation
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Los Angeles gears up for Juneteenth celebrations
By Ural Garrett Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — While Congress was in the process of passing a bill that would…
Festival organizer is supportive of Juneteenth holiday proposal
By Darlene Donloe, Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — When Moza Mjasiri Cooper learned that City Councilman Curren Price had filed…
Councilman calls for making Juneteenth a legal holiday
By Alysha Conner, Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — If City Councilman Curren Price has his way, the city of Los…