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Communities across Vermont gather for Juneteenth celebrations
WPTZ Burlington· 3 hours agoJUNETEENTH MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF JUNE 19TH 18-65... WHEN THE LAST SLAVES IN TEXAS LEARNED THAT...
How some first responders are celebrating Juneteenth
KATC 3 Lafayette· 2 hours agoIt's Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day." On June 19, 1865, enslaved people across the United States realized they were free under the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
Photos: Soul of the Southside Juneteenth celebration in south Minneapolis
MPR News· 3 hours agoSouth Minneapolis celebrated the Juneteenth holiday with its Soul of the Southside festival on Lake...
BG Freedom Walkers host Juneteenth celebration at Capitol Theatre - WNKY News 40 Television
WNKY· 2 hours agoThe BG Freedom Walkers had a movie showing at the Capitol Wednesday in honor of Juneteenth. The movie chosen was “Hidden Figures” about three African-American women who worked for NASA in the 1960s.
Alabama lawmaker to push for permanent Juneteenth state holiday again
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 2 hours agoWhile Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed it a state holiday...
Juneteenth celebration highlights Black chefs, restaurants nationwide
CBS News· 15 hours agoFood is a significant part of the Juneteenth celebration, a federal holiday that commemorates the...
Juneteenth poet encourages celebration of the historic holiday and to spread positivity with words
FOX 10 Phoenix· 4 hours agoThe teenaged author of the Juneteenth poem displayed at the Phoenix Children's Museum is striving to...
Juneteenth mural in Denver’s RiNo district honors Colorado’s Black history
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoDenver joined people across the nation in celebrating Juneteenth on Wednesday, the federal and state...
Hundreds attend Juneteenth celebration at Liberty State Park
The Newport Plain Talk· 2 hours agoJuneteenth marks the anniversary of the last American slaves being freed in Texas in 1865.
Juneteenth across generations
The Purdue Exponent· 10 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery, when Union troops in Texas on June 19, 1865, enforced the Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln had signed...
