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How some first responders are celebrating Juneteenth
KATC 3 Lafayette· 3 hours agoIt's Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day." On June 19, 1865, enslaved people across the United States realized they were free under the 1862...
Juneteenth events teaching the Valley about the holiday
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 1 hour agoBishop Michael smith and his wife, Sharon, have lived in the valley for the last 31 years. “You didn't see that many African Americans,” Sharon said. The Smiths are part of the city of Edinburg ...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and what’s closed in DC, Maryland and Virginia
Fox local via AOL· 13 hours agoJune 19 — Juneteenth — commemorates the day that Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and 2,0000 Union troops arrived in ...President Abraham Lincoln had signed the ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 18 hours agoA holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been celebrated every 19 June since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
‘Juneteenth’ celebration encourages education in North Las Vegas
KLAS Las Vegas· 47 minutes agoThousands celebrated Juneteenth in North Las Vegas Wednesday, three years after it was designated a federal holiday.
Juneteenth gains in popularity and so does making money from it
Axios· 16 hours agoJuneteenth sales of makeup products to department store specials, they worry that the holiday's...
Juneteenth across generations
The Purdue Exponent· 11 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery, when Union troops in Texas on June 19, 1865, enforced the Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln had signed...
Florida is behind the country in recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
WINK TV Southwest Florida· 7 hours agoWhile other states are celebrating June 19, known as Juneteenth, with a paid day off from work,...
Liemert Park celebrates Juneteenth after festival is called off
FOX 11 News Los Angeles· 4 hours agoDespite the cancelation of Leimert Park's Juneteenth Festival earlier this month, community members...
Ravens celebrate Juneteenth, honor freedom on social media
Ravens Wire via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThis is the fourth year Juneteenth is an official holiday, with President Joe Biden signing the ...
