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The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoWhy Juneteenth is important: 'Our Independence Day': Boynton festivities celebrate Juneteenth...
Raising Juneteenth: A day of remembrance and freedom - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 6 days ago“Today, I’m wearing a smile,” Kauffman told the crowd. Kauffman described Juneteenth as “our second...
Here are 3 more ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in the Confederacy were informed of their...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt kind of felt like a big family reunion, and I think that energy catapulted us into where we are...
Here are some ways you can celebrate Juneteenth in Maine
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn 2021, Maine made Juneteenth an official holiday, designating June 19 as a day of commemoration....
6 Chicago museums to offer free days on Juneteenth
NBC Chicago· 7 days agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed...President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 6 days 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 NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue· 6 days agoIn 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law,...
What Is Closed on Juneteenth?
Parade via AOL· 7 days agoJuneteenth, which takes place on June 19, falls on Wednesday this year. While Juneteenth officially became America’s twelfth federal holiday in
St. Louis celebrates Juneteenth downtown with Mayor Jones, Cori Bush
KTVI via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMany celebrations took place across the city as many people had the day off. Congress passed...