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Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival called off for 2024 due to 'rising costs'
FOX 11 News Los Angeles· 3 hours agoThe Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival is being called off for 2024. According to an open letter...
Norwich, Waterford add Juneteenth as a paid municipal holiday for employees
The Day· 1 day agoThe Norwich City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to add June 19 to the list of city holidays as Juneteenth Independence Day. The holiday ...
Looking for Juneteenth celebrations in the Triangle? Here are some places to go.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoIt was one of the last groups of enslaved people to be emancipated in the United States. The first ...
Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival canceled over costs and safety concerns
Los Angeles Times· 10 hours agoCiting cost and safety concerns, organizers of the annual Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in South...
Why White Fear Of Black Power Outlawed An African American Holiday Before Juneteenth
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLong before Juneteenth, enslaved and free Black New Yorkers celebrated African culture during a ...
Juneteenth celebrations coming to mid-Missouri this month
KOMU Columbia· 19 hours agoIn 2021, President Biden signed a bill recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday.
Juneteenth festivals, events and other celebrations to mark the holiday in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified later that year, formally ended...
Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival canceled over costs and safety concerns
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoIn the past, the free block party event — which was started by Texas native Jonathan Leonard in 1949...
Juneteenth becomes official city holiday: What this means for collective bargaining units
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFormer Norwich NAACP President Jaqueline Owens brought the Juneteenth holiday celebration when she...
Here are 12 Juneteenth events around South Jersey
Gannett via AOL· 18 hours agoThree years ago, Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day or Freedom Day, became a federal holiday. Here are multiple Juneteenth events ...