A Reliable
Voice in the
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Volume 6
Issue 14
June 17 - 23, 2009
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Berkeley celebrates 22nd annual Juneteenth Festival
The event, “Celebrating the First Family: Building Villages of Home,” was a day to convey a message of positivity. “We wanted to show a positive image and show that we can do something that can change up the mindset of people,” said Sam Dyke, organizer and owner of People’s Bazaar in Berkeley. “Juneteenth” — a blend of “June” and Nineteenth” — commemorates June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed it. Juneteenth marked the beginning of a new phase in African American history when emancipated slaves along with their former owners began to slowly travel the long road to equality and integration. |
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Bay Area Friends, family, colleagues celebrate life of TC Jefferson
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Oakland St. Paul development corporation raises funds to support students
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Richmond Richmond, San Francisco plan Juneteenth festivities
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Sports Raiders’ Youth Skills Camp teaches importance of teamwork
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Health Resistant How many of you — fitness buffs and beginners — have ever stopped making progress in strength gains or losing weight? ...
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Entertainment Acclaimed film producer, author Nelson George pens memoir
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“Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud. Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud,” sang Fillmore Slim, a 1970s icon and now international blues singer. He was part of the festivities Saturday during the 22nd annual Juneteenth Festival in Berkeley.
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