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Yuma NAACP branch hosts Juneteenth celebration - KYMA
KYMA· 35 minutes agoThe NAACP Yuma Branch hosted its annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday evening at Carver Park. ...
Thousands commemorate Juneteenth Freedom Celebration with music, food and festivities in SF
ABC7 News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth is officially recognized on Wednesday, June 19. On Saturday, organizers say about 20,000...
Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoMany students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian...
2 killed, at least 6 wounded in shooting at Texas Juneteenth celebration
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoTwo innocent bystanders were killed and at least six people wounded in a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration Saturday night in Round Rock, Texas, police said. Cops already ...
Juneteenth celebration arriving in Huber Heights
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 1 hour agoHUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WDTN) — To celebrate Juneteenth, the City of Huber Heights is hosting a music festival on Sunday. Created by the Huber Heights...
Fayetteville celebrates Juneteenth with annual festival downtown
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom on June 19, marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned...
‘Walk with a Doc’ program shared East Knoxville’s Black history in honor of Juneteenth
WATE 6 Knoxville· 54 minutes agoThe east Knoxville community celebrated the upcoming Juneteenth holiday this weekend with a...
Photos: Juneteenth celebrated in downtown Athens
Athens Banner-Herald· 9 hours agoA large downtown celebration of Juneteenth was held on Saturday. Check out the photos.
Colorado's Miss Juneteenth pageant is empowering young Black women
Denver7· 1 hour agoThe Juneteenth holiday is coming up on Wednesday. As part of the celebrations, young women across the country compete in the Miss Juneteenth pageant, which ...
Upcoming 2024 Juneteenth events in the Twin Cities
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday marking the day when slaves in Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after it had been announced. Minnesota also recognizes ...