October 2, 2023

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Members of the public take part in a pilgrimage organized by the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, to visit burial sites of the enslaved. Photo credit: Episcopal Diocese of Newark

National

WATCH: New Jerseyans pay homage to the enslaved people who toiled beyond Juneteenth

June 21, 2023
By Allison J. Davis
NABJ Black News & Views

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Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," talks as she opens the front door of her home on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Opal Lee's dream of seeing Juneteenth become a federal holiday was finally realized two years ago, but the energetic woman who spent years rallying people to join her push for the day commemorating the end of slavery is hardly letting up on a lifetime of work teaching and helping others. Photo credit: LM Otero

National

Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ and ‘Just Mercy’ author Bryan Stevenson discuss national museum, legacy of slavery

June 19, 2023
By Sarah Bahari
Texas Metro News, The Dallas Morning News

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Vice President Kamala Harris lays a wreath at Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. This castle was one of about 40 "slave castles" that served as prisons and embarkation points for slaves en route to the Americas. Photo credit: Misper Apawu, The Associated Press

Global

Harris finds new connections in Africa as historic figure

April 4, 2023
By Chris Megerian
The Associated Press

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Mallori Johnson plays Dana James in "Kindred." Photo credit: Pari Dukovic, FX

Arts & Culture

Artists moved as they translate Octavia Butler’s sci-fi novel ‘Kindred’ into a screen series

January 13, 2023
By Carla Hay
NABJ Black News & Views

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