News & Stories Race & Identity New York City Honors Important Black Americans With New Parks June 18, 2021 / 1:57 am Just in time for the new federal holiday Juneteenth, New York City is naming 16 parks for prominent Black Americans.[Copyright 2021 NPR] Why you can trust KUOW Recommended Stories 'Black lives do matter. People do matter. Everybody is somebody': Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson's visit to KUOW February 17, 2026
'Black lives do matter. People do matter. Everybody is somebody': Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson's visit to KUOW February 17, 2026
