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Crestview hosts 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration
WJHG Panama City· 23 hours agoCommunities across the nation are celebrating Juneteenth today, marking the anniversary of Union soldiers arriving in Galveston, Texas, with news that...
Marker reflects on past, future of Greenville during Juneteenth ceremony
WNCT 9· 1 day agoGREENVILLE, NC (WNCT) — Juneteenth is celebrated in honor of slaves in Galveston, Texas learning...
Nashville celebrates Juneteenth at Union fort
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoMajor General Gordon Granger, for whom a Civil War fort in Williamson County is named, arrived in Galveston, Texas, and […] The post Nashville celebrates...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 16 hours agoMany Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...
Juneteenth 2024: Watch Milwaukee's 53rd annual celebration
WISN 12 Milwaukee· 9 hours agoMilwaukee comes together to celebrate Juneteenth! Watch the city's 53rd celebration, one of the...
Local Black-owned businesses celebrate Juneteenth
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 22 hours ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Juneteenth flag waved at the Colorado Capitol on June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched toGalveston, Texas in...
Home of Juneteenth hosts scholarship competition to uplift future generations
ABC News· 2 days agoDonned in gowns and armed with a choreographed dance routine, teens in Galveston, Texas prepare each...
$70K of cocaine seized in bust on Ohio interstate
WJW via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoDeputies seized 2.2 lbs of cocaine, which they say has a street value of $70,000, the sheriff reported. Bryan Miller, 53, of Galveston, Texas, was...
Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Ethnic Harmony | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks the moment when Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and liberated the last...
