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Sacramento’s Juneteenth events feature The 1619 Project creator at Oak Park’s Guild Theater
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the date when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to...
OPINION SHAPER: We cannot repeal the 17th Amendment | Robesonian
The Robesonian· 6 hours agoThe Seventeenth Amendment of the United States Constitution was based on the people would vote for a people who would lead and to represent in the United States House or the United...
Buffalo Sabres celebrate Juneteenth | Buffalo Sabres
NHL· 4 days agoThe Buffalo Sabres are proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 3 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 3 days agoWhat is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed to mark the day that the last enslaved people in the United States received notice of the...
‘Juneteenth’ celebration encourages education in North Las Vegas
KLAS Las Vegas· 3 days agoThousands celebrated Juneteenth in North Las Vegas Wednesday, three years after it was designated a...
Juneteenth celebration in Wichita Falls brings community together
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMaj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced the freeing of slaves and the enforcement of their emancipation...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Denver Post· 4 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham
Stars Reflect on Juneteenth: ‘Celebrate the Freedom’
Extra TV· 4 days agoNow, it is a day to not only celebrate, but also to learn about its significance in American history. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
NBC Washington· 4 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...