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PHOTOS: Juneteenth Parade kicks off festival in Five Points
Denver Post· 21 hours agoThis year’s Juneteenth Parade marched through Denver’s Five Points neighborhood to kick off the...
'It's good to celebrate our family,' girl says at Henrico's Juneteenth celebration
CBS 6 Richmond· 6 hours agoHenrico County's free annual Juneteenth Celebration took place Saturday afternoon at Dorey Park. One...
Juneteenth celebrations all around Hudson County this week
NJ.com· 9 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The historical event took place on...
Celebrate Juneteenth's history at your local library
Gannett via AOL· 7 hours agoThis belated declaration reached the last enslaved African Americans in the Confederate South, heralding the dawn of newfound liberty. Juneteenth celebrations emerged as a means to commemorate ...
Revelers reflect on freedom, friendship at Juneteenth celebration in Franklin Park - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 23 hours agoPrior to the arrival of the Union troops on that day, the US military presence in Texas was too weak...
Juneteenth Ohio event continues at Genoa Park
WCMH via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An event celebrating freedom returned to Columbus this weekend. Saturday was day one of the Juneteenth Ohio event at Genoa Park,...
Juneteenth Community Festival shares history in Lebanon
The Lebanon Democrat, Tenn. via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoJun. 15—The annual Juneteenth Festival is being held on Market Street in Lebanon today, where the community is celebrating freedom. June 19 was made a federal holiday in 2021 and commemorates ...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHowever, it took over two years for the news to reach African Americans in Texas, according to Encyclopedia...
Largest Black Community Gathering In San Diego County: Cooper Family Foundation Juneteenth Art &...
KPBS San Diego· 3 days agoOn Sept. 22, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery in the...
Juneteenth celebration begins in Topeka
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoTOPEKA (KSNT) – Although the holiday isn’t until June 19, people in Topeka began celebrating the Juneteenth holiday early. From noon until 10 p.m. on...