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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Hampton Roads Transit offers free rides on Juneteenth
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 2 days agoThe HRT buses, light rail, ferry, and paratransit will be free on June 19 in celebration of ...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Montgomery Advertiser· 3 days agoState employees will be given Juneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 3 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in...
Pearland to host second annual Juneteenth celebration; Bun B to perform
Community Impact· 2 days agoThe city of Pearland will host its second annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration on June 15 at Independence Park, after Pearland City Council granted organizers a permit on ...
11 Investigates Exclusive: Deputy mayor defends Juneteenth bid winner
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPittsburgh’s deputy mayor is defending the decision to award funding for the city’s Juneteenth celebration to a company with ties to the mayor. That decision isn’t sitting ...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe soldiers announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were now free....
Valley organization hosting Juneteenth celebration in McAllen
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 3 days agoVillage In The Valley, or VIVA, is putting on a very special event next month in observance of ...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 3 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday, marking ...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow· 5 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the...