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Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue· 6 days agoIn 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law,...
Juneteenth: Burned crosses in Miami mark racist past - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 6 days agoJuneteenth (June 19th) marks the end of slavery in Texas and is the day the country commemorates the ending of slavery and freedom for African Americans ...
St. Louis celebrates Juneteenth downtown with Mayor Jones, Cori Bush
KTVI via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMany celebrations took place across the city as many people had the day off. Congress passed...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt kind of felt like a big family reunion, and I think that energy catapulted us into where we are...
How Black Miami professionals see Juneteenth as an opportunity for cultural education
Miami Herald via AOL· 7 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were notified that they...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and what’s closed in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WTTG via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJune 19 — Juneteenth — commemorates the day that Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and 2,0000 Union troops arrived in ...President Abraham Lincoln had signed the ...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Charleston for the official holiday - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 6 days agoJuneteenth Committee Chair in Charleston Ray Whiting says that for many Americans, June 19th marks a...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 6 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Juneteenth: North Alabama celebrations commemorating the historic day reaching thousands
The Decatur Daily, Ala. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 19—Trucks adorned with red, green and yellow balloons rolled down the streets of downtown Decatur while spectators, many clad in Juneteenth shirts, clapped and cheered ...
Juneteenth across generations
The Purdue Exponent· 6 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery, when Union troops in Texas on June 19, 1865, enforced the Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln had signed...