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Juneteenth celebrations held across West Michigan
WOOD via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Celebrations are happening across West Michigan as the community honors Juneteenth. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued...
Middletown Art Center recognizes Juneteenth with annual celebration
The Lake County Record-Bee· 5 days agoThe army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Texans were free two-and-a-half years after...
OTHERS SAY: Still work to do | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 6 days agoArmy Major Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, telling the people of the westernmost...
EDITORIAL | Juneteenth: National holiday has its beginnings in Texas | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 7 days agoPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 6 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off...
Journey to Juneteenth: Tallahassee family continues Florida’s Emancipation Day traditions
WCTV Tallahassee· 6 days agoIn Florida, Emancipation Day is traditionally celebrated on May 20. On that day in 1865, the ...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 7 days agoEfforts to free enslaved African Americans began on Jan. 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth celebrates liberty
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 19—Juneteenth is all about emancipation — freedom. For Black Americans, Juneteenth is as much about liberty as the Fourth of July. While the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Belpre Historical Society hosts Juneteenth open house
The Marietta Times· 4 days agoDisplays and stories from the Emancipation Proclamation Celebrations of the Ohio River Valley were...
I'll Always Wear My Hoodies
Level Man via Yahoo News· 1 day ago(She’d earlier shaded her zebra-skin skirt by making a reference to The Lion King.) “Didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation free us from headrags,” she had...