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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed in N.J. on Friday?
NJ.com· 7 days agoNew Jersey observes the state holiday of Juneteenth 2024 on Friday, June 21. It is always celebrated...
Another year without SC Juneteenth recognition, where Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated
The Post and Courier· 5 days agoOn the U.S. Naval Hospital grounds adjoining the old Fort Frederick stands a grand live oak. Under...
Juneteenth celebrated in Great Falls
KRTV Great Falls· 3 days agoJoy and community radiated out of Gibson Park this weekend as the Great Falls Public Library hosted a Juneteenth celebration. “Today is a celebration of the liberation of ...
Juneteenth festival aims at amplifying black voices
KATC 3 Lafayette· 6 days agoJuneteenth is celebrated annually in the nation to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. A local festival aims to educate the community while ...
NAACP Hosts Juneteenth Celebration
The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record· 7 days ago“This needs to be celebrated; it’s beautiful,” said local NAACP president Cameron Gordon. The NAACP branch of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County hosted...
As Juneteenth grows and spreads, it's helped all people learn about Black culture
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth marks the day that the last African American slaves were informed they were freed from their masters. It became a national holiday in
‘Makes my heart smile’: Abilene Juneteenth celebrators speak on importance of day abolishing slavery
KTAB Abilene via Yahoo News· 7 days agoABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Stevenson Park in northeast Abilene was packed with revelers for two...
UB celebrates Juneteenth
UB Reporter· 2 days agoBuffalo kicked off its 2024 Juneteenth celebration — considered one of the largest in the country — on June 7 with the raising of the African American pride flag in Niagara ...
15 shot after a ‘sideshow’ took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
WATE 6 Knoxville· 7 days agoOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful ...
'Free-ish': Missoula Juneteenth event shares how connecting with the past informs the future
KPAX Missoula· 7 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union troops reached Galveston, Texas and delivered the news of the emancipation proclamation ...
