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Looking for Juneteenth celebrations? Indy has everything from jazz performances to boxing
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth is right around the corner and there are lots of ways to celebrate it in Indianapolis....
Community members come together to celebrate Juneteenth with concert at Levitt Pavilion
WHIO via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoJuneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021. It marks the day the last slaves learned of...
Our opinion: Use Juneteenth as an opportunity to learn more about Black culture, history
telegraphherald.com· 19 hours agoIt’s an important event to commemorate for numerous reasons. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, officially ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth 2024 in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally...
Residents celebrate freedom, hope for unity at Juneteenth celebration
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 11 hours agoThe news that enslaved people would be free didn’t reach Galveston Bay, Texas until June 19, 1865 —...
Anderson .Paak to headline Long Beach’s 4th annual Juneteenth celebration
Long Beach Press-Telegram· 3 days agoThe event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Rainbow Lagoon Park, 400...
10th annual Chicago Juneteenth Parade held in Garfield Park
ABC 7 Chicago· 21 hours agoIt's one of several celebrations taking place in the coming days, honoring the events of June 19th,...
Juneteenth Ohio event continues at Genoa Park
WCMH via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An event celebrating freedom returned to Columbus this weekend. Saturday was day one of the Juneteenth Ohio event at Genoa Park,...
Juneteenth Community Festival shares history in Lebanon
The Lebanon Democrat, Tenn. via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoJun. 15—The annual Juneteenth Festival is being held on Market Street in Lebanon today, where the community is celebrating freedom. June 19 was made a federal holiday in 2021 and commemorates ...
Juneteenth celebration returns to Lima
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoVisitors crowded into the park in commemoration of Juneteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, when Union troops freed the last remaining enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, two years ...