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Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 2 hours agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday, was given the keys Friday to her new home, ...
65 Juneteenth Recipes for Traditional Celebrations
Parade via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth, June 19, is a time of celebration, remembrance and community. It commemorates the final emancipation of enslaved Black people in Texas and is...
Kick off Juneteenth in Acadiana with these upcoming events
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is the one of the oldest known commemorations related to the abolition of slavery in the...
Cheyenne’s Juneteenth Celebration slated for June 15
KGWN-TV Cheyenne· 1 hour agoWhile the official Juneteenth Holiday is not until Wednesday, June 19 the NAACP 4108 Cheyenne Chapter is holding a celebration this ... competition, live...
Juneteenth 2024: What to do, where to celebrate in NYC
New York Daily News· 9 hours agoArmy soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, which was...
8 days of Juneteenth celebrations to kick off Saturday in Akron
Akron Beacon Journal· 6 hours agoLive music, food sales, shopping opportunities and educational activities will run throughout...
Here’s where to celebrate Juneteenth around South Florida
Miami Herald via AOL· 15 hours agoIt’s almost time for the celebrations and sounds of Juneteenth, a national holiday commemorating...
RIPTA service to run holiday schedule in observance of Juneteenth | ABC6
ABC 6 Providence· 11 hours agoRIPTA bus. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will...
Here are 8 ways to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in Springfield
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThis day became known as Juneteenth. It became an official national holiday in 2021 under President...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoWhen is Juneteenth 2024? Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national ...