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Black History Month: Films

Feb 28, 2022

By Hanna, Coulee City Library Watching contemporary films during Black History Month allows readers to appreciate modern Black excellence and learn about history told through the latest techniques and familiar actors. Here is a small selection of new films from the...

Black History in America

Jan 27, 2022

By Jon, Wenatchee Library Black History Month was first celebrated in 1926 by notable historian Dr. Carter G Woodson. By celebrating the achievements of African Americans since the end of slavery, he hoped to inspire people toward further accomplishments. The second...

Celebrate Juneteenth

Jun 19, 2021

By Clare, Peshastin Library, and Hanna, Coulee City Library Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the day enslaved people in Texas were told of their freedom, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. According to Juneteenth.com (a website that shares...