- 1. Keke Palmer Scores Big For Black Women And Liberation In "Alice" Now Streaming On Deman
- (Movies)
- ... who, for generations, remained captive long after the Emancipation Proclamation was decreed. Many of the families were passed from white family to white family, laboring under a peonage system, hoping ...
- Created on 08 April 2022
- 2. Black Monuments Matter: Journalist and Civil-Rights Activist Ida B. Wells Gets Statue in Downtown Memphis
- (Feminism)
- ... hatred, and violence that led her to leave Memphis 130 years ago. Born to an enslaved family on July 16th, 1862 (six months prior to the Emancipation Proclamation) in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Ida ...
- Created on 14 July 2021
- 3. “Black Parade” by Beyoncé Is the Activism Anthem We Need Right Now
- (Music)
- ... energy is particularly fitting, as it was released on Juneteenth: the holiday observing June 19, 1865, when the enslaved in Texas were informed of their freedom, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation ...
- Created on 22 June 2020
- 4. How To Virtually Celebrate Juneteenth This Year
- (Feminism)
- ... to enforce the new amendment, the Emancipation Proclamation. While the Emancipation Proclamation had already been signed and in effect for a year and a half, it had very little effect on Texas and other ...
- Created on 19 June 2020
- 5. 4 Must-See Films About Women From Sundance That Are Sure To Make An Impact
- (Movies)
- ... the abolition of slavery in Texas, two whole years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Written and directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples, Miss Juneteenth is set in Fort Worth, Texas and is a lush slice ...
- Created on 04 February 2020
