Tag: history
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People You Should Know – Kirsten Stokes
This year’s Kelsey Beshears Racial Justice Award went to a group of five young journalists. Kirsten Stokes who reports for the St. Joseph News-Press NOW was one of the journalists recognized for her coverage during Black History month. AV: Let’s start with you. Tell me something about your path to journalism. KS: I grew up in…
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Time To Buy Your Tickets!
Juneteenth is not only a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, it is a celebration of community. It is a time where we can reflect on how hope and freedom shape our lives, our struggles and progress as a nation, and our interdependence and resilience. In St. Joseph you will be able to celebrate…
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Connecting Community
This is what community looks like — coming together to remember and learn from our past, and look with hope to the future. The community remembrance and dedication of the Lloyd Warner memorial marker on November 18 was well attended. The marker not only bears witness to his lynching, but also to the history of similar actions…
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Community Remembrance
Join members throughout the community on Saturday November 18 for the dedication of the Lloyd Warner Memorial Marker at the St. Joseph Museums, 3406 Frederick Ave. The Lloyd Warner Community Remembrance Coalition worked for more than 2 years to bring this project to fruition. A member of the Equal Justice Initiative which worked with the…
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