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Juneteenth holiday events around Bradenton and Sarasota: Festivals, music and more
Bradenton Herald· 6 days agoLocal celebrations start Wednesday, June 19, and continue over the weekend.
Community overhauls a school’s disused soccer field for Juneteenth in Southeast Denton
Denton Record-Chronicle· 5 days agoThe Denton Juneteenth Committee restored Rivera Elementary School’s soccer field thanks to community...
Tampa Bay to join world’s largest swim lesson for kids this week
Tampa Bay Times· 6 days agoFour city pools in Tampa will join with thousands of others around the world at 10 a.m. on Thursday,...
“You must know this story:” Why Freedom Summer’s murders matter today
Washington Post· 4 days agoEven in a decade marked by hatred and violence, what happened here on a sultry June night 60 years...
Animated Everybody Hates Chris Revival Moves Forward With Original Stars
CBR.com· 6 days agoEverybody Still Hates Chris is a blast from the past reboot of the 2000s live-action comedy....
Q&A: MLK50’s Wendi C. Thomas on ‘dismantling the status quo’
Columbia Journalism Review· 5 days agoIn 2017, Wendi C. Thomas—a longtime reporter in Memphis—launched MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
Gerth: In Kentucky, it's Oreo cookies and not Juneteenth that's important
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWednesday, June 19, is an important holiday that is gaining in popularity. Some of you probably...
Breakdancing Will Make History at the Olympics—but It’s Always Been Here
Harpers BAZAAR· 6 days agoVictor Montalvo was 17 when he headed off to his first international battle. The competition was at...
Rickwood Field Was a Scene of Change for Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron
Sports Illustrated· 4 days agoThe small room will have to do. Rickwood Field was built in 1910, before electric traffic lights,...