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Celebrating Juneteenth: Here is a list of events happening around our area
WJAX via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth marks 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed. It...
Donald Trump campaign's Juneteenth message compared to Joe Biden's
Newsweek· 1 hour agoAlthough Juneteenth has been an official state holiday in Texas since 1980, it has been a federal...
Sorrel: The flavorful drink steeped in tradition and symbolism
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoChefs reflect on their experiences with sorrel drink (hibiscus buds brewed with spices), the plant...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Radio· 8 hours agoIt’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the United States were freed...
Local organization hosts Juneteenth celebration in Bradenton
WWSB Sarasota· 26 minutes agoJuneteenth is about honoring and celebrating June 19th, 1865. This happening over two years after...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 8 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed —...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 6 hours agoThat act of liberation came more than two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln declared all enslaved people in the rebellious states to be...
Six Masterpieces to Celebrate Juneteenth
The Wall Street Journal· 7 hours agoFrom its beginnings as a birthday tribute to Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”...
Black history is American history. Juneteenth memorializes African American triumphs
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham...
Juneteenth colors: What they mean and the history behind the hues
Today· 10 hours agoThe announcement came nearly two years after Abraham Lincoln declared enslaved persons free under...