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Six-day Juneteenth celebration in Toledo
WTVG 13 Action News· 1 day agoWe are two weeks out from Juneteenth, Freedom Day, marking our country’s second independence day to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United...
Open Record: Jubilee Day
WITI via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoBut it's been a long road to where we are now from the day in 1863 when President Lincoln first issued his Emancipation Proclamation, the beginning of the ...
Episode 322: Jubilee Day
WJFW Rhinelander· 21 hours agoMilwaukee is home to one of the oldest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. But it's been a long road to where we are now from the day in 1863 when
When is Juneteenth? When does NJ celebrate the holiday?
The Record· 7 days agoIt marks the day on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas,...
Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 16 hours agoAs we approach Juneteenth, a day that commemorates when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas...
What do Mother Teresa, Al Capone, Elvis and Jesus have in common? Trump has compared himself to all...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDuring a campaign stop at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Georgia, he claimed that he had done more for...
Juneteenth, Father's Day, Donut Day and More—There Are Over 100 June Holidays and Observances in...
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLet's also not forget Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, 2024. This day marks the anniversary of...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDeclared by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves held in Confederate states. However ...
Juneteenth now celebrated for entire month of June in Cook County
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoThe holiday marks a historic moment from 159 years ago and will be officially celebrated in Cook...
Statehouse recognizes June as a “Month of Freedom”
WCMH via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Juneteenth isn’t just about a single holiday. On Monday, Ohio lawmakers commemorated June as a “Month of Freedom.” Juneteenth...
