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What to know about Juneteenth
The Hill via AOL· 1 day agoAmericans will soon celebrate Juneteenth to mark when enslaved people of African descent in Texas learned of their freedom after the Civil War, the last...
2024 Juneteenth celebrations in Charlotte
WUNC Chapel Hill· 8 hours agoNext Wednesday is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the formal abolition of slavery for the last enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. In 2021, the U.S. Congress ...
DeVaughn, Jones to headline state’s Juneteenth celebration Saturday
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoGrammy nominated R&B artists Raheem DeVaughn and Glenn Jones will headline West Virginia’s annual ...
LIST: Juneteenth events in West Michigan 2024
WOOD via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas were the last to receive news that they...
White House Hits Back at Republicans Over Biden’s Juneteenth ‘Freeze’
The Daily Beast· 10 hours agoThe White House hit back at Republicans after footage of President Joe Biden appearing to freeze...
Juneteenth at WH: ‘Black history is American history’
WDVM via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoWASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A celebration was held on the White House Front Lawn to honor Juneteenth, the...
Admission is free ahead of Juneteenth at these Indiana State Museum historical sites
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoThe Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is offering free admission Saturday at all locations in...
Here's a list of 2024 Juneteenth events planned in central Indiana
WTHR Indianapolis· 7 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day – June 19, 1865 – when enslaved people in Galveston ...
Cornelius Park selected for this years Juneteenth celebration
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoJun. 11—ASHTABULA — Juneteenth will be hosted at Lance Corporal Kevin Cornelius Memorial Park on Saturday, a celebration honoring the liberation of over 250,000 African-Americans ...
Soda City Live: SC Juneteenth Freedom Festival
WIS News 10 Columbia· 6 hours agoThe 8th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival is coming up this weekend.