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Enjoy late-night museum hours and live music at the Smithsonian's Solstice Saturday
NBC Washington· 20 hours agoThe first Saturday of summer is June 22, and the Smithsonian is celebrating the solstice with...
Celebrate this steamy summer solstice inside at after-hour Smithsonian Museum events
Fox local via AOL· 14 hours agoAfrican American History and Culture Museum: open until 10 p.m. American ...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Smithsonian secretary to help kick off new Charleston museum speaker series - Charleston Business
Charleston Regional Business Journal· 5 days agoAn executive with the Smithsonian National Museum of History will participate in the launch < ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
FOX 23 News Albany· 16 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Here’s what to know, where to go for Opal’s Walk on Juneteenth
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will lead the community on June 19 in her annual 2.5-mile...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoEmancipation Proclamation – President of The United States Archives from the Smithsonian, National ...
National African American Historical Society hosts annual Juneteenth event
The Port Lavaca Wave· 10 hours agoThe National African American Historical Society (NAAHS) hosted its annual Juneteenth Family......
11 Inspiring Places Around the U.S. to Learn More About Black History
Veranda via AOL· 17 hours agoFrom museums to theaters, there's plenty to do in these storied destinations. Here, the best trips...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
Gannett via AOL· 21 hours agoAt the onset of Reconstruction, formerly enslaved people built a community and even sued slaveholders for compensation, according to Smithsonian ...