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Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoGen. Gordon Granger informed people in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier had freed enslaved ...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Juneteenth holiday celebrated in many places and in many ways
News 12 Augusta· 1 day agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
Decatur celebrates Juneteenth with parade, activities — and cowboys
Herald & Review· 2 days ago“We wanted to make it different,” said Hood, CEO of the Decatur-based African American Cultural and...
Chicago mayor establishes ‘Reparations Task Force’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday to create a task force focused on reparations for the city’s Black residents. As part of...
Photos: Juneteenth Anchorage citywide celebration
Anchorage Daily News· 1 day ago“Juneteenth to me means celebrating our freedom and recognizing how far we have come as a community, and the excitement and the opportunities where we...
Jeff Landry declares Juneteenth a state holiday, closes state government
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 13 hours agoDay on Wednesday after Gov. Jeff Landry declared it a legal state holiday. The holiday, recognized...
Juneteenth scholarship winners reflect on the holiday, challenges ahead
Newsday· 23 hours ago“So I hold the holiday pretty close to my heart, since it's like a big liberation day.” Alleyne was...
How Boston's Poet Laureate feels the joy of Juneteenth through 'The Electric Slide'
WBUR Boston· 16 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that the last known group of slaves, in Galveston, Texas, were finally freed, more than two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation ...
Meridian continues Juneteenth celebration this week
The Meridian Star· 14 hours agoBetween the city-sponsored Juneteenth Heritage Festival and The Carter Foundation’s celebration of its 10th anniversary, downtown Meridian was bustling...