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Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Juneteenth 2024: Nine ways to celebrate around Chicagoland
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoCHICAGO — A military honors ceremony and the raising of the Juneteenth flag on Friday kicked off a...
Juneteenth: Where to celebrate in the Historic Triangle
Daily Press· 5 hours agoTriangle starting today and into next week. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day that...
Canton to host Juneteenth celebration on June 15th
WXYZ-TV Detroit· 8 hours agoAnnual Canton Juneteenth celebration to include live entertainment, hustle lessons, a DJ, and the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
Before Juneteenth, Virginia celebrations took place at different times
Daily Press· 5 hours agoEmancipation Day, the forerunner of Juneteenth celebrations, was observed in Virginia on various...
Billy Porter Sparkles in Rainbow Sequined Dress for Juneteenth White House Concert With President...
WWD via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAlso known as Jubilee Day, Juneteenth marks the ending of slavery in the U.S. Celebrations date back...
Building a bigger table for Juneteenth
Daily Press· 1 day agoJuneteenth kicks off this weekend with the Juneteenth Freedom Fest, held at Freedom Park and presented by the York-James City-Williamsburg chapter of the...
SC Juneteenth Freedom Festival kicks off with week of events
WACH FOX 57· 5 days agoCOLUMBIA, SC (WACH) --- Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoYet it is helpful to reflect on that history more directly as we reflect upon the meaning of...