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Juneteenth celebration in University City highlights African American culture
WSOC via Yahoo News· 6 hours ago“If you’re pouring money into culture. If you’re pouring money into the arts, as long as it’s being...
Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoWhen is Juneteenth 2024? Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national
‘Juneteenth’ celebration encourages education in North Las Vegas
KLAS articles via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIt was the second event of its kind, as organizers said they started putting it together after June...
Juneteenth celebrations, block parties and more in Philadelphia, New Jersey
CBS News· 23 hours agoJuneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and officially became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. Here...
Spokane Juneteenth celebration draws crowds to honor holiday history | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 8 hours agoOn Wednesday, many people attended Spokane’s Juneteenth Celebration, hosted by the Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition, at Grant Park. Juneteenth ...
Brutal Juneteenth holiday heat wave scorches Midwest and Northeast
NBC Universal via AOL· 9 hours agoA brutal heat wave scorched a swath of the U.S on Wednesday, with millions from the Midwest to the...
Juneteenth poet encourages celebration of the historic holiday and to spread positivity with words
FOX 10 Phoenix· 7 hours agoThe teenaged author of the Juneteenth poem displayed at the Phoenix Children's Museum is striving to...
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 8 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops ...
Some cooling centers in NYC closed for Juneteenth holiday amid scorching heat
CBS News· 10 hours agoAs New York City grapples with scorching heat, more than 200 cooling centers were closed Wednesday...
Will Alaska’s Governor sign bill making Juneteenth a state holiday?
Alaska News Source· 7 hours agoGovernor Mike Dunleavy has yet to sign a bill passed by the legislature making Juneteenth an...