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'Free-ish': Missoula Juneteenth event shares how connecting with the past informs the future
KPAX Missoula· 2 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union troops reached Galveston, Texas and delivered the news of the emancipation proclamation ...
Juneteenth ‘family reunion’ event educates Fayetteville residents
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoholiday in 1983. “It just gives me that historical feeling of resilience to just know that our...
Juneteenth poet encourages celebration of the historic holiday and to spread positivity with words
Fox local via AOL· 16 hours agoThe poet of "Juneteenth," which is displayed at the Phoenix Children's Museum, is a teenager who also has her work displayed in Las Vegas and Miami. She encourages all people ...
At Alabama Juneteenth event, holiday seen as an opening day for ‘voting season’
Birmingham News· 19 hours agoJuneteenth has been a federal holiday for the past three years and commemorates the ending of...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska | Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire· 1 day agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. Juneteenth, a portmanteau of...
‘Juneteenth’ celebration encourages education in North Las Vegas
KLAS Las Vegas· 12 hours agoThousands celebrated Juneteenth in North Las Vegas Wednesday, three years after it was designated a...
'Strength and resilience': Carver Museum launches Juneteenth exhibit ahead of holiday
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 day agoEnslavers were responsible for telling the enslaved they were free, but some ignored the directive....
Juneteenth celebrations, block parties and more in Philadelphia, New Jersey
CBS News· 1 day agoJuneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and officially became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. Here...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. If he approves the measure, it...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 1 day agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...