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Juneteenth kicks off this week at the MLK Center with Thursday and Saturday events
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoJun. 12—Join the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on Thursday for its Juneteenth kickoff event and Saturday for its the community celebration ...
Mayor Johnson to lead first annual "Juneteenth Walk to the River" on Juneteenth morning
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe day was made a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
55 empowering Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days ago“Service it the rent that you pay for room on this earth.” — Shirley Chisholm “We shall overcome...
Juneteenth in Naples: a great day to "understand and celebrate"
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDay. The holiday traces its origin to Galveston, Texas where Union soldiers arrived on June 19, 1865...
Juneteenth 2024 in Fort Myers: Recognizing "a great milestone"
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDay. The holiday traces its origin to Galveston, Texas where Union soldiers arrived on June 19, 1865...
James M. Lawson Jr., a Top Strategist for Dr. King, Is Dead at 95
New York Times· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., a civil rights strategist for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who...
Rev. James Lawson, civil rights leader who led Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and Freedom Rides,...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLawson was recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lawson spent decades in Los Angeles working...
Juneteenth Festival 2024 in Rochester: What to know about parade and activities
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn June 15, the Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission celebrates 60 years of...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WLRN Miami· 1 day agoThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called him the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence....
Dutch king and queen visit Georgia's oldest city and trade powerhouse during US visit
ABC News· 2 days agoThe king and queen of the Netherlands spent the second day of their U.S. tour Tuesday visiting Savannah, Georgia's oldest city that is both a historic gem ...