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Choir volunteers needed for Juneteenth celebration
Greensburg Daily News, Ind. via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoApr. 29—RUSHVILLE — The Rushville Diversity and Inclusion Council is calling for volunteers to join the church choir for the upcoming Juneteenth celebration on June 15. This ...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People Magazine· 6 days agoOpal Lee, or as she is affectionately known, the “Grandmother ofJuneteenth,” has spent the bulk of...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 4 days agoPlanning for Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration Festival is in full swing. Juneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Organizers of annual Juneteenth celebration trying to secure main venue
WPXI via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSince 2018 the annual Juneteenth event has been held right here at Point State Park, but this year, event organizer William Marshall said he hasn’t been able to secure the ...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio· 5 days agoAccording to People magazine, Southern Methodist University will present the 97-year-old...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGerald Turner said Taylor Hill/WireImage Opal Lee Opal Lee, or as she is affectionately known, the...
Everything to know about Pride Month 2024
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago...Term Survivors Day, honors and increases visibility around HIV survivor issues and needs June 12: Pulse Remembrance Day, a remembrance of the 2016...
Juneteenth Freedom Fest set for June 14-15 in downtown Cleveland
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 6 days agoThe MetroHealth Cleveland Juneteenth Freedom Fest will be on Mall C in downtown Cleveland from 6 to...
Tourist agency sponsoring Juneteenth speech contest
The Herald, Sharon, Pa. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoApr. 26—FARRELL — A $2,000 Mercer County Tourist Promotion Agency grant aims to motivate youngsters to speak up for Juneteenth celebrations. The grant was awarded to Farrell ...