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‘Emancipation is more than the end of physical bondage’ — GTA boss

Ghana has commemorated the 2026 Emancipation Day with a call for Africans and members of the Diaspora to honour the sacrifices of their ancestors by building a continent anchored i...

What About June 20th?

Why true freedom on Juneteenth demands acknowledging and repairing the lasting harm of slavery

Guyana president addresses nation on Emancipation Day

Marking the annual observance commemorating the abolition of slavery, Ali paid tribute to African ancestors who endured “the most abominable system ever known to mankind”.

‘Mightily like insurrection’: Revisiting Trinidad’s first Emancipation Day

On Trinidad's first Emancipation Day in 1834, Africans were no longer slaves, but they were not yet free. Their quiet self-restraint may have thwarted a plot to postpone their libe...

ON THIS DAY: Aug. 18 Marks The Beginning Of Slavery In America

In late August 1619, the English privateer ship White Lion anchored at Point Comfort (modern-day Hampton, Virginia,) carrying a cargo of “20 and odd” captive Angolans. Exchanged wi...

Saturday, August 15, 2026 - Are we really independent and free? Mary shows us how to be.

Johnstown’s Juneteenth celebration ends with a parade through the city

June 19th, or Juneteenth, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.Johnstown’s weeklong celebration culminated Friday with a parade down main street

The Emancipation Statue getting touched up in Lincoln Park

Thanks to LSH for sending: “Work is being done on the Emancipation Statue in Lincoln Park” Background from NPS’ Claire Hassler: “On the morning after Lincoln’s death in 1865, sixty...

First Annual Jamaica Rising Day Parade Held In Brooklyn

Jamaica Rising Day Parade held its first event on August 8, following the 64th anniversary of Jamaican's independence on August 6.

On This Day in 1962: Jamaicans Remember the Birth of an Independent Nation

On August 6, 1962, Jamaica took its place among the world’s independent nations. As the Union Jack was lowered and the Black, Green and Gold was raised for the very first time, tho...

Spio-Garbrah: Emancipation must mean freedom from inequalities created by slavery, colonialism

The Presidential Special Envoy on Reparations at the Office of the President, Ambassador Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has called for greater action to address the enduring inequalities...

ON THIS DAY: July 29, 2008 Congress Issued Apology For Slavery

The United States House of Representatives fundamentally reshaped the nation’s political landscape on July 29, 2008, by formally approving a historic non-binding resolution that ac...

Devotional August 15, 2026 - English, Hindi & Malayalam

“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.†(Colossians 1:13)As India celebrates Independence Day, we remember wit...

Joplin kicks off its 101st annual Emancipation Days celebration

One of the longest lasting traditions in southwest Missouri began Friday evening.

Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866

8/20/1866: President Andrew Johnson proclaims an "end to insurrection in the United States." The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866 appeared first on Reason.com.

Saturday, August 15, 2026 - The Assumption of Mary into heaven and Independence Day

To read the texts click on the texts: Rev11:19; 12:1-6,10; 1 Cor15:20-26;Lk1:39-56 Today we celebrate two significant and related events. These are The Assumption of our Blessed M...

Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862

7/17/1862:  Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court… The post Today in Supreme Court History: Jul...

First Annual Jamaica Rising Day Parade Held In Brooklyn

Jamaica Rising Day Parade held its first event on August 8, following the 64th anniversary of Jamaican's independence on August 6.