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History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston ...
Juneteenth breakfast held at Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Lenoir
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 17—The NAACP's Juneteenth breakfast was held on Saturday, June 15, to celebrate the end of slavery and the enforcement of emancipation within the United States. The event ...
Med City celebrates 19th Annual Juneteenth Community Celebration
KIMT Mason City· 6 days agoROCHESTER, Minn.-Juneteenth is the celebration of freedom. The Med City celebrated the holiday with...
Black music celebrated at annual Juneteenth breakfast in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMayor Harvey Ward talked about the progress he has seen in the community learning more about the ...
Juneteenth brings people together for celebration in Rome
Rome Sentinel· 6 days agoThe free, open-to-the-public event was hosted by the Rome BranchNAACP in partnership with the City...
Brian’s picks - The Republic News
The Republic News· 3 days ago* The Columbus/Bartholomew County Branch of the NAACP’s celebration of “Juneteenth: Jubilee 2024: Healing Our Soul” begins at 11:3o a.m. Saturday...Columbus. The free event ...
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson elected as next DeKalb County CEO
WABE· 2 days agoCochran-Johnson is the first Black woman elected as CEO in the county’s history. While Larry Johnson...
South Carolina quietly canceled AP African American Studies. We wanted to know why.
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoSuperintendent Ellen Weaver...
'Freedom Never Dies': New children's book spells out life, activism of Harry and Harriette Moore
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNearly 70 years would pass before children in Brevard County began to learn the history of the...
WB chapter of NAACP serves up early Juneteenth celebration at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial...
Times Leader· 6 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day, known more simply as just Juneteenth, is officially on...
