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When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoBefore the name Juneteenth was used to title the day, other names used were Emancipation Day,...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Fourth of July may be recognized as America’s Independence Day, but it was not so for all...
Round Rock Juneteenth shooting: Husband of Lyndsey Vicknair speaks out
KTBC via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThey are all mourning the death of 33-year-old Lyndsey Vicknair, whose life was taken at a ...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThough Juneteenth doesn’t mark the official end of slavery, it’s a day that provides an opportunity...
Victims in deadly Texas Juneteenth mass shooting ID’d
Fox News· 5 hours agoThe two victims killed in a mass shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in an Austin, Texas,...
Opinion: We need to celebrate Juneteenth — together
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJune 19. After all, the state’s observance of Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, was ...It wasn’t...
Reading Public Museum to mark Juneteenth with special events
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe Reading Public will celebrate Juneteenth this week with a series of special activities and programs. Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates ...
Juneteenth Celebration held in Kennett
The Daily Dunklin Democrat· 2 hours agoThe first annual Juneteenth Celebration was held this past weekend at Willoughby Park. Kennett native Tanesha Lemons organized the event. Lemons has a passion for celebrating ...
Opportunity House in Reading to celebrate Juneteenth
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoOpportunity House will celebrate Juneteenth with food, music, children’s activities and a keynote speaker. The keynote speaker will by Wynton Butler, NAACP Reading Branch ...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 9 hours agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
