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Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 3 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in...
Florida Bans Rainbow Lights on Bridges During Pride Month, Declares “Freedom Summer”
them via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoKimberly Allen, CEO of the racial equity group 904Ward, argued that a bridge display—whether for...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 3 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday, marking ...
Pearland to host second annual Juneteenth celebration; Bun B to perform
Community Impact· 2 days agoThe city of Pearland will host its second annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration on June 15 at Independence Park, after Pearland City Council granted organizers a permit on ...
Valley organization hosting Juneteenth celebration in McAllen
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 4 days agoVillage In The Valley, or VIVA, is putting on a very special event next month in observance of ...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe soldiers announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were now free....
11 Investigates Exclusive: Deputy mayor defends Juneteenth bid winner
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPittsburgh’s deputy mayor is defending the decision to award funding for the city’s Juneteenth celebration to a company with ties to the mayor. That decision isn’t sitting ...
Columbus Civic Center to host third annual Juneteenth Jubilee
WRBL Columbus via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Civic Center is planning to host the third annual Juneteenth...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
AOL· 3 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative efforts to make ...
7 family-friendly things to do in northeastern Wisconsin this summer
The Post-Crescent via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoSummer is littered with federal holidays — Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Fourth of July — meaning...