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Here are 3 more ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in the Confederacy were informed of their...
LET FREEDOM RING: Locals reflect on meaning of Juneteenth as celebrations for the holiday continue
Twin States News· 2 days agoJune 19, 1865 is the day when over 250-thousand African Americans, still enslaved after the ...
Middletown Art Center recognizes Juneteenth with annual celebration
The Lake County Record-Bee· 1 day agoThe army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Texans were free two-and-a-half years after...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 2 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
From emancipation to remembrance: Bristol confronts its painful past
WCYB NBC 5· 2 days agoWednesday was June 19, also known as Juneteenth. It marks the day when word of the Emancipation ...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they had been freed — two years after theEmancipation ...
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 2 days agoWhat is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed to mark the day that the last enslaved people in the United States received notice of the ...
Galveston was home to the first Juneteenth. Here's how it'll celebrate this year
WLRN Miami· 4 days agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth for the fourth year since it was recognized as a federal holiday...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 3 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation...
