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Triad Juneteenth events include Bailey Park celebration on Saturday, The Wailers in Greensboro on...
Winston-Salem Journal· 20 hours agoA newly minted federal holiday, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States,...
Juneteenth celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
Fox local via AOL· 1 day agoIn 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Juneteenth ...
Fun Juneteenth events set for Jackson. See what's going on here
Gannett via AOL· 22 hours agoJuneteenth, the day set aside to commemorate June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the...
Perspective | Talk to kids about Juneteenth, and let food guide the conversation
Washington Post· 18 hours agoMany 21st-century Americans, including Black Americans, were unfamiliar with the holiday. Other recent Juneteenth children’s books include board books, ...
Valdosta prepare to celebrate Juneteenth
The Valdosta Daily Times· 9 hours agoJuneteenth has been referred to as African-Americans’ Fourth of July — the date recognized by many as the day slavery ended in the South. June 19 is also...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoJuneteenth quickly gained traction across the country, with 59 percent of American adults reporting that they knew “a lot” or “some” about the holiday in ...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoThe newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is next week and it falls during the middle of the week. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday ...
What’s closed on Juneteenth, from post offices, banks and more
NBC Chicago· 1 day agoSummer is packed with federal holidays, and another one will arrive on the calendar in the coming...
Guide to Juneteenth events across Dayton region
Dayton Daily News· 1 day agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday marking the emancipation of African Americans from slavery on June 19, 1865, will bring the Dayton region together in...
LIST: Juneteenth events in Central Texas
KXAN via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoCelebrations commemorating the day began the following year in Texas and spread to other areas of the South, the commission said. Juneteenth was first...
