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Juneteenth means more than celebrations in Jackson. It's a time of reflection, commemoration
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoAs Juneteenth approaches, Jackson is ready to party — especially at The Two Mississippi Museums,...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 5 days ago© KaiYanna Tsehay Washington / @OFFICIAL_KAIKAI It was all a dream for three friends from New Jersey...
Juneteenth on the Cut event in Detroit canceled as possible storms, hail loom
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe annual Juneteenth on the Cut event in Detroit was canceled shortly before it was set to begin Wednesday with organizers citing inclement weather as blazing heat threatened ...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 5 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Alliance embraces spirit of Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 6 hours agoThe news arrived two years after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln emancipated the slaves at the end of the American Civil War. On what became known as ...
Juneteenth – Thanks, but no thanks
The Escanaba Daily Press· 10 hours agoThe Black community understands that symbolic gestures, holidays, and the like, may be nice, but mean absolutely nothing. Did the great Black leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries ask for symbolic ...
Juneteenth Festival in Lafayette celebrates 44 years
KLFY Lafayette via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAt the Juneteenth Festival, people of all ages enjoyed live music, carousel rides, vendors and more. Pastor Abram Freeman, organizer of the festival...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth has been unable to escape the inevitable – commercialization. An online search for ...
Juneteenth concert celebrates African heritage in South Bend
22 WSBT South Bend· 1 day agoA big Juneteenth concert was held Saturday night at Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts...