Podcasts

It’s Black History Month Where Meghan and Her Prince Live

Published

2 years ago

October 6, 2023

Did you know they celebrate Black History Month in London and the rest of the United Kingdom? October is Black History Month for the British. Here’s TheVillageCelebration’s Vickie Newton on the J.C. Loves Morning Show filling in the details.

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Juneteenth Ceremony Honors Lives Lost at Fort Pillow

Published

7 years ago

June 24, 2018

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Today is recognized as Juneteenth, the day the enslaved in Galveston, Texas learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Just the year before in 1864 and also after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, hundreds of “Colored” Union soldiers along with women and children were killed at Fort Pillow near Memphis by Confederate soldiers led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

As a tribute to those who lost their lives, a group in Memphis honored their memory this Juneteenth with a plaque. Ronald Herd joined TheVillageCelebration to share more details about the tragedy at Fort Pillow.