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93-year-old veteran remembers celebrating Juneteenth
KLFY Lafayette via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoLAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – 93-year-old veteran Samuel Gatlin, a medic in Korea and the National Guard shares his memories of Juneteenth. A young man in...
On Juneteenth, Round Rock shooting survivors gather to begin 'healing process'
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 45 minutes agoJuneteenth celebrations in the Austin area were stifled early this year with news of a mass shooting...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Juneteenth Block Party organized by ‘The Woodlawn’ celebrates Black entrepreneurship
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe Woodlawn, a shared kitchen/restaurant and event space, hosted a Juneteenth block party to...
Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom is just the beginning, Grandmother of Juneteenth says
CBS News· 47 minutes agoThe Grandmother of Juneteenth is sharing the love this year: the annual Opal's Walk for Freedom...
'Becoming free in our country': Bay Area communities celebrate Juneteenth
ABC7 News· 21 minutes agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Detroit marks Juneteenth with art and joy at downtown celebration
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoStill, as she cast wide eyes onto the painted figures on the statue — meant to recall the artist’s...
How a backyard barbecue turned into one of Leimert Park's biggest Juneteenth celebration
CBS News· 50 minutes agoIt's a day of joy at Leimert Park — one where the community comes together to celebrate freedom. "This is 75 years of our family celebrating Juneteenth at Leimert Park area ...