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7 events to celebrate Juneteenth and Black culture in San Diego

San Diego has several events to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

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San Diegans can honor and celebrate Juneteenth at these 2025 cultural events

Listen to live music and poetry, learning about Black history and support Black culture in celebration of Juneteenth in County

USA Today · 1d

Juneteenth events planned across Greater Lansing. Where to celebrate

There are events across Greater Lansing to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of U.S. slavery.

Juneteenth, US Federal Holiday

FOX 5 San Diego on MSN · 20h

What’s closed in San Diego for the Juneteenth holiday?

Americans will be celebrating Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.

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Is Juneteenth a holiday? What's open and closed on June 19

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia.

U.S. News & World Report · 4h

Explainer-What Is Juneteenth and When Did It Become a US Federal Holiday?

It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following protests that swept the world in 2020 over the police killings of George Floyd,

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Here’s where to celebrate Juneteenth throughout San Diego

Juneteenth is right around the corner -- and San Diego is chock-full of events and ways to celebrate and honor the holiday.

Juneteenth 2025: What to know, including what’s open

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

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San Marcos to host inaugural Juneteenth celebration, thanks to a local couple

In June 2022, Lionel and Natalie Saulsberry hosted a Juneteenth celebration in their driveway for friends, neighbors and ...

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Juneteenth in San Diego: Celebration events, what's open & closed on June 19, 2024

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The WorldBeat Cultural Center will lead birdlovers on its second annual Harriet Tubman Freedom Bird Walk Wednesday, as celebrations of Juneteenth continue around the county.

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Community events in San Diego County: From Juneteenth Jubilee to Art in the Village

A sneak peek at upcoming County community events, including street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows, ...

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Juneteenth celebrations scaled back due to funding shortfalls

The shrinking financial support coincides with many companies severing ties with LGBTQ celebrations for Pride this year.

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Southwestern College celebrates Juneteenth with campus jubilee

Southwestern College held its third annual Juneteenth Jubilee on campus today, raising the Juneteenth flag and hosting a celebration filled with music and dancing.

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