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Juneteenth celebrations in metro Atlanta | 2024
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) ATLANTA...
Celebrate Juneteenth in metro Detroit with these events and activities
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe annual holiday celebrates equal rights and the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19,...
We All Rise organization’s Juneteenth celebration marks 5th year
WBAY Green Bay· 20 hours agoIt commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were...
Young people's declining perception of the president: What Trump taught Gen Z
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs Marianna Pecora sat at her dining room table on her laptop, she tried to pay attention to her teacher’s lecture on the Emancipation Proclamation, but ...
Parades, poetry and a free Scarface concert: 12 ways to observe Juneteenth in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteeth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, over two years after...
Juneteenth in Springfield: Parade, talent show, music series and more
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston ...
Neighbors explain what Juneteenth means to them as the holiday approaches
KMTV 3 News Now Omaha· 11 hours agoThe Juneteenth was first celebrated in Texas, where on June 19 in 1865, in the aftermath of the...
85 years ago, a racist mob targeted Opal Lee’s home. Her new home is a symbol of community
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Texas to enforce theEmancipation Proclamation, which...
Juneteenth 2024: What to do, where to celebrate in NYC
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoNew York City offers an expansive lineup of Juneteenth events to commemorate June 19, 1865 — the day U.S. Army soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas ...
Juneteenth in Memphis: 8 ways to celebrate the holiday, from concerts to festivals
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