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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Multiple people injured in shooting at Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoSeveral people are injured following a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California...
7 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth with Kids
Food Network· 2 hours agoOften referred to as the "second Independence Day," Juneteenth is rich with history. It's a day that many spend enjoying cultural foods and drinks, and...
Several people shot at Oakland Juneteenth celebration, police say
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 hours agoA Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, turned violent when several people were shot,...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Teen killed, another injured in shooting after Milwaukee Juneteenth celebration
WKOW 27 Madison· 2 hours agoOne teen is dead an another is hurt after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee.
Slavery did not end everywhere on Juneteenth | PennLive letters
The Patriot-News· 47 minutes agoWith regard to Juneteenth, I wanted to note that there is another “Juneteenth” date that is even...
CELEBRATING FREEDOM: Juneteenth events offer opportunity to reflect
Traverse City Record-Eagle· 2 hours agoWalking toward Founder’s Hall on Northwestern Michigan University’s campus Wednesday evening was an...
GOP candidate doubles down on Juneteenth remarks about Black Americans
Newsweek· 3 hours agoA Republican candidate for Missouri's secretary of state has doubled down on her disparaging remarks...