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Here’s your guide to Lexington’s upcoming Juneteenth celebration events. See the schedule
Lexington Herald-Leader· 22 hours ago“Cadentown, and this school, are part of the history of African Americans in our city and it’s important that we preserve and honor that history,” Gorton said on Tuesday. Also known as Emancipation ...
Here are 12 Juneteenth events around South Jersey
Courier-Post· 19 hours agoEnslaved people in Texas only learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced that the...
‘Let Freedom Ring’: Johnson County finalizes plans for annual Juneteenth Celebration
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 15 hours agoThis year’s Johnson County Juneteenth Celebration plans are set as county officials, organizations,...
Juneteenth celebration set for June 15 in Old Town Lompoc
Santa Maria Times· 11 hours agoThe Santa Maria-Lompoc NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and...
Juneteenth celebrations coming to mid-Missouri this month
KOMU Columbia· 21 hours agoIn 2021, President Biden signed a bill recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday.
An African American holiday predating Juneteenth was nearly lost to history. It's back.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPinkster is among an array of lesser-known African American holidays, although historians say it is...
Indy Juneteenth Festival set to celebrate 7th year
WISH-TV Indianapolis· 2 days agoJuneteenth has been a federal holiday for four years, but the Indy Juneteenth Festival and Parade will celebrate its seventh year on ...
Juneteenth Celebrations in San Francisco and Around the Bay | KQED
KQED· 16 hours agoCelebrating Black culture in a city where the African-American population has dropped 50% in the...
Rhode Island To Celebrate Juneteenth As A State Holiday
Black Enterprise· 6 days agoRhode Island will celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday for the first time in its history. In...
Your June Guide to L.A. (Juneteenth Edition)
Los Angeles Magazine· 3 days agoWith Juneteenth commemorating the end of slavery this month, we highlight all Black events in our monthly guide– for the federal holiday and all June...