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EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoArchives/Getty Images) Celebrating the end of a dark chapter In 1863, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
Fox local via AOL· 14 hours agoIn 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) ATLANTA...
Bench to be installed on Silver Comet Trail to honor Toni Morrison
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe tribute project will feature a bench installation along the Silver Comet Trail, dedicated to the...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoGordon Granger informed the enslaved individuals of Galveston, Texas, that they were officially free. Issued two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...
Young people's declining perception of the president: What Trump taught Gen Z
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs Marianna Pecora sat at her dining room table on her laptop, she tried to pay attention to her teacher’s lecture on the Emancipation Proclamation, but ...
Billy Porter Sparkles in Rainbow Sequined Dress for Juneteenth White House Concert With President...
WWD· 19 hours agoBilly Porter wore a rainbow sequined dress at the White House's Juneteenth concert with President...
How to Celebrate Juneteenth This Year
PureWow via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth (also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Emancipation Day) is a day to honor and celebrate liberation. Today, the holiday celebrates Black...
Unique Juneteenth mural could be coming to Buffalo next year
WGRZ-TV Buffalo· 10 hours agoAs we approach the Juneteenth Parade and Festival this weekend and the holiday next week, we are...
The biggest and Blackest moments of White House Juneteenth celebration
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhile commemorating the upcoming Juneteenth holiday and Black America’s resilience, there were some...
Biden Hosting Early Juneteenth Celebration Concert on White House Lawn
US News & World Report· 3 days agoThe Democratic president signed a law in 2021 that made June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday. It commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned ...
