Search results
Ventura County Juneteenth celebrations planned in Oxnard, Thousand Oaks: What to know
Ventura County Star· 4 hours agoLocal events in Oxnard and Thousand Oaks will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday starting Saturday at...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTexans celebrated Juneteenth beginning in 1866 with parades, cookouts, prayer gatherings, historical and cultural readings and musical performances, according to Congress.
Juneteenth of New Bern celebrates the holiday with 13 days of events, and new Juneteenth Bear
New Bern Sun Journal· 5 days agoJONB began celebrating the holiday in 2018, years before legislation was signed in 2021 that made ...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 1 day agoJuneteenth is also referred to as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Liberation Day. Juneteenth National Independence Day is the first...
Juneteenth to be celebrated with events in South Bend and Elkhart
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoJuneteenth derives its name from combining “June” and “nineteenth” and is a federal holiday celebrated on the anniversary of the order issued on June 19 ...
How to celebrate Juneteenth across the Tampa Bay area in 2024
WUSF 89.7· 8 hours agoThere are many different events that Tampa Bay residents can choose from to commemorate Juneteenth.
Patti LaBelle, Roy Wood Jr., Gladys Knight announced for White House Juneteenth concert
The Hill· 58 minutes agoActor and singer Patti LaBelle, Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight and comedian Roy Wood Jr., are...
These Juneteenth Ideas Will Make the Day’s Celebration Memorable, Delicious, and Fun
Food and Wine· 15 hours agoMy wonderful child dreams of creating a menu and inviting people over to join us in acknowledging our history and digging into the meaning of Juneteenth. While Juneteenth ...
Free Juneteenth downtown celebration set June 22 - The Republic News
The Republic News· 2 hours agoAs a Civil War re-enactor, North Vernon resident Terry Furgason is accustomed to dramatically ushering the past firmly into the present. Texas’ historic happening is known today as ...
Community, history and remembrance: Juneteenth events throughout the Hudson Valley
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoSeveral communities throughout the mid-Hudson Valley will celebrate “America’s second Independence Day” with a variety of activities throughout June. Recognized as a federal holiday ...