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Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJuneteenth is America’s longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it was declared a national holiday. It is America’s newest holiday,...
Young Black Mom Says Her Car Was Repossessed With Her Newborn Baby Inside
BlackNews.com· 3 hours agoSabriya Miles, a young African American mother from Evansville, Indiana, experienced a terrifying...
How This White Man's Racially Fueled Mass Shooting at an Atlanta Rap Concert Was Thwarted
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe indictment claims that Prieto had several discussions with two men earlier this year who were...
African American Center hosting Juneteenth celebration
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLondon's first ever Juneteenth event will take place on Broad Street between 5th and 7th in downtown London this Saturday, June 15, from 12 noon to 7 p.m. The Laurel County African& ...
Celebrate Juneteenth at these Central Florida events
WKMG ClickOrlando· 12 hours agoSlavery was federally outlawed when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, freeing all captive African Americans ...
7 ways the Madison area is celebrating Juneteenth this year
Wisconsin State Journal· 6 hours agoFrom parades to art museum tours, here's how the Madison area is celebrating the day.
Kissimmee celebrates freedom with its Juneteenth Festival this weekend
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe festival will feature fun for the whole family, including the KUA Kids Power Zone, performances...
Cedar Rapids, Johnson County Juneteenth events start this week
The Gazette· 12 hours agoJuneteenth — on June 19 this year — commemorates and celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African...
Black History Collective of Henderson County to put on Juneteenth events
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoJuneteenth, observed every year on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of African Americans in...
Students, teachers call on SC education agency to add AP African American Studies to state list
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCOLUMBIA — Nacala McDaniels was excited when her high school in Richland County started offering...
