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What is Juneteenth?
KING5 Seattle· 1 day agoJuneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has been called the country’s second Independence Day.
Rap Icon Nas Joins Creative And Producing For BEAT STREET Stage Adaptation
Broadway World· 4 days agoAdditional creative team members will be announced in coming weeks. Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, best...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
The Greenville News· 5 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...
Michigan Chronicle co-owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist William Pickard dies at 83
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 2019, Pickard was awarded the “The Michigan Lifetime Humanitarian Award...
The Editorial Board: Juneteenth is a day of celebration and remembrance
The Buffalo News· 3 days agoPeople are catching on to the importance of Juneteenth. Buffalonians could give a master class on...
People of color lost a haven in Palm Springs. A new play dramatizes their loss
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoIn the late 1950s and early 60s, when the pair were in grade school, the lot was part of the...
Here are 8 ways to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday in Springfield
The Springfield News-Leader· 4 days agoIt was not until June 19, 1865 when 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and announced...
Juneteenth celebration returning to Cheyenne this weekend
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAccording to the National Museum of African American History and< ...
Juneteenth is next week, but Athens will host a celebration on Saturday. Here's what to know
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoAthens-Clarke County, in partnership with the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, will host the city's annual ...
Festivals and more: Here's your guide to celebrating Juneteenth in the Fayetteville area
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe announcement came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...free. The day honors the...