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The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 41 minutes agoFor the first time since Juneteenth was federally recognized, the National Park Service is making entry into all sites free on the holiday For more than...
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoAfter decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday...
32 Juneteenth Quotes and Captions to Honor the Day
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoKlaus Vedfelt / DigitalVision via Getty Images In the not-so-distant past is when Juneteenth got its start. Juneteenth started as a way to commemorate...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoAs Alaska celebrates Juneteenth this Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is weighing whether to sign a...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 3 hours agoMany Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Radio· 5 hours agoOn Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 hours agoJuneteenth is a celebration of the freedom, culture and empowerment of African-Americans. A holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJune 19 (or Juneteenth) is considered Black Independence Day by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were...
Juneteenth goes unobserved by Florida state government
The Raw Story· 3 hours agoToday, June 19, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of slavery in the defeated South. The date...
Juneteenth celebration highlights Black chefs, restaurants nationwide
CBS News· 1 hour agoFood is a significant part of the Juneteenth celebration, a federal holiday that commemorates the...