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‘Juneteenth freed the people’: Opal Lee leads hundreds on freedom walk through Dallas
Dallas Morning News· 5 hours agoOpal Lee walked outside and waved. Wearing sunglasses, a blue T-shirt and red tennis shoes, Lee led...
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
Houston Chronicle· 14 minutes agoThe Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday —...
Journey to Juneteenth: Highlighting visionary leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s stops in the...
WCTV Tallahassee· 1 hour agoAn important mark in our Journey to Juneteenth is highlighting the visionary leaders who fought for...
North Texas woman discovers inspiring family history tied to Juneteenth
CBS News· 23 minutes agoIt tore apart families, causing many African Americans to grow up confused about their origins and...
Leimert Park Juneteenth celebration goes on with a scaled-back version
CBS News· 2 hours agoAfter organizers canceled the annual Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival earlier this month, merchants...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Juneteenth flag-raising in Aurora a celebration of freedom, life
Chicago Tribune· 2 hours agoThe celebration in downtown Aurora Wednesday afternoon was about freedom and life. For the third...
War of words after NYPD halts Bronx Black Lives Matter's Juneteenth celebration
CBS News· 1 hour agoThere was a Juneteenth standoff in the Bronx on Wednesday, as NYPD officers refused to the allow a...
Norwich celebrates Juneteenth with songs, dances and messages of freedom
The Day· 36 minutes agoHaitian youth dancers, from left, Christyana Riffin, 16, Youseberlie Fortune, 15, Francesca...
Lake Land College hosts its first Juneteenth celebration
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 2 hours agoLake Land College first Juneteenth celebration spotlighted Black-owned businesses and featured a...