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Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom won’t be in Fort Worth this year, but its mission is unchanged
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe walk will move back to Fort Worth in 2025 and will take place in Washington, D.C., in 2026 at...
Juneteenth 2024: Stone Mountain holds annual celebration
Fox local via AOL· 2 days agoStone Mountain residents gathered for a spirited celebration ahead of Juneteenth, marking the day with vibrant cultural performances and community pride.
Here are 8 ways to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in Springfield
The Springfield News-Leader· 3 days agoIt was not until June 19, 1865 when 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and announced...
Festivals and more: Here's your guide to celebrating Juneteenth in the Fayetteville area
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe announcement came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...free. The day honors the...
Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom won’t be in Fort Worth this year, but its mission is unchanged
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 5 days agoThe popular Juneteenth walk by Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is being moved to Dallas this year but its mission to recognize the importance of the holiday remains the same. Opal’s ...
Ernestine Augusta Ray, Fort Lauderdale historian and educator, dies at 72
Sun-Sentinel· 6 days agoA passionate storyteller, Ray shared African American history in her work as the superintendent of...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 1 day agoAmid a bloody Civil War in which the freedom of millions of enslaved people likely hung in the...
Michigan Chronicle co-owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist William Pickard dies at 83
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoIn 2019, Pickard was awarded the “The Michigan Lifetime Humanitarian ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in San Antonio
San Antonio Express-News· 23 hours agoJuneteenth is quickly approaching, and events are underway across San Antonio to celebrate what is often referred to as the country’s second Independence...
Rochester's Juneteenth raises serious issues, not just holiday fun
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoAnd even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective, it could not be enforced in...