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Galveston's only Juneteenth art gallery inspires next generation of changemakers
ABC13 Houston· 6 days agoOn the same corner where Juneteenth was born nearly 160 years ago, a movement is taking place to...
Why Is the Juneteenth Flag Blue and Red? A Guide to Understanding the Juneteenth Flag
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis year, Juneteenth will have been celebrated for 158 years. It was first celebrated in Texas on...
Rye celebrates Juneteenth with day of service at town’s African American Cemetery
KLAX-TV· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5...
Governor Shapiro joins Juneteenth Jubilee celebration
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Festivities are wrapping up on City Island for Harrisburg’s Juneteenth...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
What's open and what's closed in NYC on Juneteenth?
CBS News· 6 days agoWhat is the meaning of Juneteenth? Juneteenth is observed to mark the day that the last enslaved people in the United States received notice of the ...
Florence leader talks importance of Juneteenth
WBTW Myrtle Beach via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is being celebrated across the Pee Dee region, including...
Buffalo Sabres celebrate Juneteenth | Buffalo Sabres
NHL· 6 days agoThe Buffalo Sabres are proud to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they had been freed — two years after theEmancipation ...
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThat was two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, during the Civil War....
