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Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — two years after the ...
Juneteenth, a pivotal celebration in African American history, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Galveston, Texas. It was officially signed ...
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Dr. Opal Lee, also known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is being treated at an Ohio hospital. The 98 ...
Community members gathered at the Historic Douglass High School in Leesburg on Monday to raise the Juneteenth flag and ...
Topeka Family & Friends Juneteenth Celebration, Inc. kicked off the month with their 12th annual Juneteenth flag raising and ...
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and organizers raised the Juneteenth flag on the New Haven Green and announced several events ...
Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is recovering after she was hospitalized last week in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to a statement released by her family. Lee, 98, was in Ohio to be honored ...
The Lincoln Park Conservancy has developed a series of events throughout the month of June in New Rochelle to celebrate the national holiday. Whether you're looking for a festival or a film screening, ...
While some states have acknowledged Juneteenth in symbolic ways or through commemorative events, others have chosen to mark ...
Juneteenth isn’t just an African American observance, it’s a part of American history. That’s what the organizers of this ...
Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, is a US federal holiday. President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence ...