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Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe very notion of Juneteenth, he said, “is kind of a new thing for the country in a lot of ways.”...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 4 days agoArmy soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than...
Opinion: The presidential debate our democracy deserves | CNN
CNN.com· 13 hours agoEditor’s Note: Terry Szuplat, who served as a White House speechwriter for President Barack Obama,...
McAllen resident shares importance of Juneteenth in the Valley
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 5 days agoOn June 19, 1865, union troops marched to Galveston Bay in Texas to announce all slaves had been...
Letters to the Editor: Readers discuss lack of Grand Island Cemetery upkeep, Willie Mays
Grand Island Independent· 1 day agoThis year with new graves being covered with new sod, the rest of these areas look so bleak and...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 3 days agoGordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans were free. This was more than two years after ...
Historian highlights Juneteenth’s ties to Colorado history that are often overlooked
Summit Daily News· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, a promise to free all enslaved African...
Before Juneteenth
The Atlantic· 5 days agoIt took place in New Orleans in the summer of 1864 to celebrate the day of liberation for the enslaved people living in the 13 Louisiana parishes...
Ellie MacPherson to Present BABE LINCOLN at Edinburgh Fringe This Summer
Broadway World· 2 days agoWriter, performer, and historian (the funny kind) Ellie MacPherson will return to Edinburgh Fringe...
Buffalo Sabres celebrate Juneteenth | Buffalo Sabres
NHL· 3 days agoThe Buffalo Sabres are proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to...
