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DC Emancipation Day: How to celebrate
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Although D.C. Emancipation Day officially is April 16, the District said it will mark the occasion with a number of...
Celebrating DC Emancipation Day at Freedom Plaza
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) –On Sunday, Mayor Bowser kicked off DC Emancipation Day festivities. DC Emancipation Day honors the day President Lincoln signed...
DC Emancipation Day road closures announced
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. is holding its Emancipation Day Celebration on Sunday, and roads throughout the city will be closed for the event. D.C....
Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrated annually on 19 June across the US, Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the...
Biden commemorates 160th anniversary of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden this week commemorated the 160th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s...
14 Powerful Juneteenth Posts From Black Celebrities
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth is a national holiday, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, who were the last to be freed. In 2020,...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHere is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved ...
The Importance of Juneteenth - the Newest Federal Holiday
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Despite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely...
Drew Barrymore revisited her time in a drug rehab center at age 13 in an emotional blog post about...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDrew Barrymore at the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presentation on March 19, 2023, in...
Today is Tax Day. The IRS expects ‘tens of millions’ of returns to be filed at the last minute
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoIt’s Tax Day in the United States for most Americans, and there are still plenty racing to file...