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Sacramento area hosts Juneteenth events in 2024
ABC 10 Sacramento· 2 days agoJuneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year, and it commemorates the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation as ordered on June 19, 1865, in...
Juneteenth events across the Roanoke and New River valleys
Roanoke Times· 1 day agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday marking the end of slavery after the defeat of the Confederacy in...
Juneteenth Programs to celebrate this weekend with the Heritage Society
CW39 NewsFix· 22 hours agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated every year on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery. As the community celebrates, many programs and festivals are hosted for free in the communit…
Rock Island recognizes Juneteenth as official holiday
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport· 21 hours agoJuneteenth is now an official holiday in Rock Island. City Council members unanimously voted to...
LIST: Juneteenth events in Central Florida
FOX 35 Orlando· 2 days agoJuneteenth is the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Next Wednesday marks 160 years of freedom.
Memphis celebrating Juneteenth since ‘before it was cool’
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — This weekend kicks off a celebration of freedom with Juneteenth. The day was...
Juneteenth celebrations in Akron this weekend canceled for safety reasons
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoAlso known as African American Emancipation Day, it became a federal holiday in 2021. Downtown Akron...
Juneteenth events set for Rome this weekend, Utica on Wednesday. What to know
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth is celebrated Wednesday, June 19, however some events honoring the recently declared ...
Attention readers: Publication changes next week due to Juneteenth holiday
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 5 hours agoBecause there is no mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday due to the federal ...
Juneteenth events celebrate freedom, diversity
Traverse City Record-Eagle· 4 hours agoJune 19 will mark the third year that Juneteenth is being recognized as a federal holiday. In Michigan, it has been a recognized holiday