Guest post from The Quarto Group, Read Your World’s 2025 Silver Sponsor Valentine’s Day often gets the spotlight, but did you know there’s a beautiful, meaningful holiday dedicated to celebrating love in the Black community? Black Love Day, observed every February 13th, is a day to honor love in all its forms. Black Love Day was founded in...
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On June 19, 1865 enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. The date, called Freedom Day or Juneteenth, became a federal holiday in 2021. Juneteenth is a day to celebrate with family picnics, gatherings and pageants, to shop at Black-owned businesses and to reflect on Black history. The ten children’s books below highlight various aspects of Juneteenth.
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