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25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow· 5 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the...
7 family-friendly things to do in northeastern Wisconsin this summer
The Post-Crescent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThere’s also the “You Are Here” exhibit, that seeks to present a “comprehensive history” of the...
Memorial Day 2024: What is open, closed in Florida?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFollowing WWI, the holiday's focus shifted to honor American soldiers who died in any war, not only the Civil War, the History Channel reports. In 1968...
‘Uplift’ hosts Juneteenth essay contest | Sampson Independent
Sampson Independent· 6 days agoWhile the annual federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in America, Juneteenth, is still...
About America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHe regularly welcomed guests into his home to learn this history. The museum moved to its first official location in the Sultan Muhammad Islamic Center....
‘Going to be missed’: Viewers, contributors of GBH’s ‘Basic Black’ mourn show being taken off air -...
The Boston Globe· 9 hours ago“We relied on ‘Basic Black’ for years to have our perspective,” said Michael Curry, chief executive...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn recognition of that day’s news, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021....
Is Memorial Day Considered a Federal Holiday? Here’s What To Know
The Pioneer Woman via AOL· 7 days agoFiguring out if you have Memorial Day 2024 off from work? It might help to know if Memorial Day is a...
'Check out' a blood pressure monitor with your Petersburg library card: THE DIGEST.
The Progress-Index via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSaturday: Hopewell National Park Service "Shove Off" Did you know that Hopewell had a part to play in the history of Juneteenth? The now officially recognized ...
Summer classical music in St. Louis includes free concerts, Queen Bey and plenty of opera
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 3 days agoIt’s summer, so it’s time for many of the classical organizations in town to sit in a lawn chair,...