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Juneteenth Festival nears; Pan-African flag raised at City Hall
WGRZ-TV Buffalo· 18 hours agoBuffalo's Juneteenth Festival is celebrating 49 years. In fact, Buffalo's Juneteenth Festival is one...
First Miss Juneteenth MN pageant to be held at Hamline University
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoHamline University will host the inaugural Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant from 2 to 4 p.m....
Juneteenth to be celebrated with events in South Bend and Elkhart
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoJuneteenth derives its name from combining “June” and “nineteenth” and is a federal holiday celebrated on the anniversary of the order issued on June 19 ...
Norwich, Waterford add Juneteenth as a paid municipal holiday for employees
The Day· 4 days agoThe Norwich City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to add June 19 to the list of city holidays as Juneteenth Independence Day. The holiday ...
Why White Fear Of Black Power Outlawed An African American Holiday Before Juneteenth
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLong before Juneteenth, enslaved and free Black New Yorkers celebrated African culture during a ...
South Shore Arts to celebrate Juneteenth with a free family workshop
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 5 hours agoSouth Shore Arts plans to celebrate Juneteenth with a free family workshop.
Create your own Juneteenth barbecue jubilee at home
USA Today· 24 hours agoA true celebration of independence for all Americans, Juneteenth is the oldest-known commemoration marking the end of slavery in the United States. Given that Juneteenth ...
Volunteers needed for Juneteenth celebration in Wichita
KWCH· 18 hours agoLooking ahead to the Juneteenth holiday next week, celebration organizers are looking for volunteers to make this year’s observation successful. Wichita ...
Here's the difference between fixed and floating holidays
Gannett via AOL· 10 hours agoIn addition to these 11, a number of other holidays have been proposed over the years, and some have even been adopted as public or state holidays ...
Ventura County Juneteenth celebrations planned in Oxnard, Thousand Oaks: What to know
Ventura County Star· 1 day agoLocal events in Oxnard and Thousand Oaks will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday starting Saturday at...