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Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 9 hours agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...
We All Rise organization’s Juneteenth celebration marks 5th year
WBAY Green Bay· 14 hours agoIt commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were...
Celebrations happening across the capital region this weekend ahead of Juneteenth
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 1 day agoThe city of Donaldsonville is getting ready for its 29th Annual Juneteenth Music Festival. The...
Looking for Juneteenth celebrations? Indy has everything from jazz performances to boxing
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth is right around the corner and there are lots of ways to celebrate it in Indianapolis....
19 Juneteenth Trivia Questions To Test What You Know About This Important Piece of History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth is around the corner and this Juneteenth trivia is a great way to celebrate. This day is...
Meet one of the founders of Minnesota's first Juneteenth celebration
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt was a whole journey, and Juneteenth is a part of telling that journey," Jordan said. In 1863, the...
5 Things to know: Grayson County Juneteenth - Herald Democrat
The Herald Democrat· 2 days agoJuneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, the day soldiers arrived at the Port of Galveston informing enslaved people about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ...
Juneteenth in Springfield: Parade, talent show, music series and more
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston ...
7 Juneteenth events happening around Boston this week
WBUR Boston· 12 hours agoComing up this Wednesday, June 19, Juneteenth — also called Freedom Day and Emancipation Day — marks...
Juneteenth 2024: What to do, where to celebrate in NYC
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoNew York City offers an expansive lineup of Juneteenth events to commemorate June 19, 1865 — the day U.S. Army soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas ...