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Juneteenth now celebrated for entire month of June in Cook County
Chicago Sun-Times· 7 days agoThe holiday marks a historic moment from 159 years ago and will be officially celebrated in Cook...
Johnson County Heritage Center celebrates and educates leading up to Juneteenth
WDAF via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“And so we just want to keep the awareness, the education going so we don’t forget the important...
Juneteenth Celebrations in San Francisco and Around the Bay | KQED
KQED· 5 days agoCelebrating Black culture in a city where the African-American population has dropped 50% in the...
Juneteenth becomes official city holiday: What this means for collective bargaining units
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“I just love the ways Norwich celebrates different cultures in town,” she said. Making Juneteenth an...
...Protect and Preserve Our Nation’s African American History Ahead of Juneteenth National...
The White House· 3 hours agoThe Biden-Harris Administration is proud of its record of recognition of the history and...
How Juneteenth celebrations are helping Kansas Citians ‘stay connected with our past’
The Kansas City Star· 1 day agoCity’s communities of color. For many, pulling off a pageant, parade and massive festival filling all the streets and green space of Kansas City’s Historic 18th and Vine District would be a ...
Wisconsin’s black-led nonprofits preparing for Juneteenth celebrations
WBAY Green Bay· 2 days agoJuneteenth is less than two weeks away and many of Wisconsin’s black-led non-profits are gearing up...
‘A coming together of humanity’: Juneteenth events across Dayton region celebrate freedom
Dayton Daily News· 5 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday marking the emancipation of African Americans from slavery on June 19,...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoJuneteenth quickly gained traction across the country, with 59 percent of American adults reporting that they knew “a lot” or “some” about the holiday in 2022, up from 37 ...
Johnson County Heritage Center celebrates and educates leading up to Juneteenth
FOX 4 Kansas City· 4 days agoLeaders in the Kansas City community are working to make sure that the significance of Juneteenth is...