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Juneteenth 2024 in Fort Myers: Recognizing "a great milestone"
The News-Press· 2 days agoPresident Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Act in 2021, making Juneteenth the first...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says
Associated Press· 4 days agoLawson was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who called him “the leading theorist...
What's open and what's closed this year on Juneteenth?
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 32 minutes agoHow will this affect trash pickup in Henderson? On June 19, there will be no trash pickup and...June 20, the Wednesday routes and Thursday routes that are north of Dixon Street, Martin ...
US civil rights hero James Lawson dies at 95
BBC News· 3 days agoJames Lawson, the black civil rights activist who travelled to India to study non-violent protest and served as chief strategist to Dr Martin Luther <...
Dutch king and queen get a red-carpet welcome in Georgia, and a chance to show off their dance moves
Associated Press· 3 days agoThe king and queen of the Netherlands on Tuesday received a red-carpet welcome from Savannah’s...
Juneteenth kicks off this week at the MLK Center with Thursday and Saturday events
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 12—Join the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on Thursday for its Juneteenth kickoff event and Saturday for its the community celebration ...
Borscht Belt event to honor MLK's speech at Concord Hotel in 1968 - Mid Hudson News
Mid Hudson News· 3 days agoKIAMESHA LAKE – On March 25th, 1968, 10 days before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
LIST: Juneteenth events in Central Texas
KXAN via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoJuneteenth is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 that people in Galveston learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, according to the...
South Los Angeles pastor and civil rights icon, Rev. James Lawson Jr., dies at 95
CBS News· 4 days agoJames Lawson Jr., died Monday at age 95. Lawson was instrumental in the 1960s civil rights movement...
King and queen of the Netherlands pay tribute to MLK during visit to Atlanta
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 4 days agoATLANTA (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands began a four-day tour of the U.S. on Monday in...
