FACS wins region; basketball roundup
Crusaders win boys region title while Douglass High and Hillcrest High win boys district championships.
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Crusaders win boys region title while Douglass High and Hillcrest High win boys district championships.
“Douglass is exactly 40 acres and was given to a freed slave by his former slaveowner and that family still lives in Douglass,” said organizer Kathy Yancy-Temple. “My family were freed from this very land, and we have families that go back six, seven, even eight generations here.
Juneteenth Douglass Freedom & Heritage Festival kicked off Friday in Douglass Park with yoga, face painting, book giveaways, a petting zoo and more.
With growing inflation putting financial pressure on the Douglass community, a group is hosting a mobile food pantry Saturday, June 4.
Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.
An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.
Volunteers, all people who have grown up in the North Memphis neighborhood, packed each car with 14 days’ worth of groceries for a family of four.
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