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Social Media Users Make False Claim About Juneteenth | Opinion
The State· 2 hours agoA recent post on Threads claims that "Congress failed to pass any voting rights legislation in 2021 and 2022" and the body "unanimously pass[ed] a law making Juneteenth a Federal holiday." The ...
Letter: The history and meaning of Juneteenth
Berkshire Eagle· 6 days agoFor almost 60 years, I lived less than an hour from Galveston, Texas — the site of where approximately 250,000 enslaved Texans learned 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation & ...
Philadelphia’s ‘walking artist’ has arrived in Houston, completing his Juneteenth walk to celebrate...
Philly.com· 1 day agoKen Johnston, who has made several “walks to freedom” in recent years, began his five-day walk on...
Black music celebrated at annual Juneteenth breakfast in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFlorida’s Emancipation Day recognizes when Union Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook formally announced...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed in N.J. on Friday?
NJ.com· 7 days agoNew Jersey observes the state holiday of Juneteenth 2024 on Friday, June 21. It is always celebrated...
15 shot after a ‘sideshow’ took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
WCMH Columbus· 7 days agoOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis took place two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, according to...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
KLAX-TV· 4 days agoJuneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...
Juneteenth celebration held at Lenoir square downtown
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 21—The Lenoir Downtown Square buzzed Wednesday evening while performers set up for a Juneteenth event hosted by First Church of God of Lenoir. As the 6:30 p.m. start time drew closer, people ...
15 shot after a 'sideshow' took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say
ABC 10 Sacramento· 7 days agoAbout 20 vehicles — mostly all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes — arrived at Lake Merritt and started...
