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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 59 minutes agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
theGrio via AOL· 21 minutes agoI had to resist the urge to race to the Spirit of Freedom statue and trace my fingers over his name...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee Gifted New House, Built Where Her Family Home Was Burned Down...
People via Yahoo News· 5 minutes agoThe 97-year-old received the keys to her new house this week, built where her family's Fort Worth,...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 3 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.
Ravens celebrate Juneteenth, honor freedom on social media
Ravens Wire via Yahoo News· 39 minutes agoWednesday marks Juneteenth, or June 19th, a Federal holiday known as Freedom Day or Black...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoShe was 12 years old. Eighty-five years later, Lee, now 97, got the keys to a new home - at the...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 43 minutes agoA parade float drives by during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in...
Long Beach celebrates 4th annual Juneteenth event with headliner Anderson .Paak
Long Beach Press-Telegram· 37 minutes agoThis year marked Long Beach’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the end of slavery...