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Guest commentary: Here's a chance to honor neglected Juneteenth heroes

July 12, 2023

Less than two weeks after June 19, 1865, the former enslaved people of Galveston held a Freedmen’s Fancy Ball on July 1, 1865.

United States Edward Cotham Gordon Granger Charles Leonard Fancy Ball Galveston Mayor Charles Leonard

Source: galvnews.com

Austin poet and professor honored with prestigious national award

August 5, 2022

A local wordsmith has received&nbsp;one of the highest honors a writer can achieve. Austin resident Cyrus Cassells has been named the 2022 Poet Laureate Fell

New York United States South Carolina Houston Public Library Bk Fischer Westchester Wendy Barker

Source: culturemap.com

The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 22 Poet Laureate Fellows Across the Country in Support of Public Projects

August 3, 2022

The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 22 Poet Laureate Fellows Across the Country in Support of Public Projects - New York, NY (August...

United States Al Iskandariyah American River College Mississippi State University Sleepy Hollow New York

Source: poets.org

Outspoken Houston performer lands prestigious national poetry award

August 2, 2022

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