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Florence leader talks importance of Juneteenth
WBTW Myrtle Beach via Yahoo News· 18 hours 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...
The Irony Of Tropical Storm Alberto Forming On Juneteenth
Forbes· 1 day agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday honoring June 19th, 1965. On that date, federal troops arrived in ...
Winnebago County celebrates Juneteenth
WBAY Green Bay· 18 hours agoThe county courthouse hosted an observation earlier Wednesday at noon, while a second event was held at the Neenah Human Services building around 4 p.m....
Opinion: Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 5 days agoIn Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into...
Milwaukeeans celebrate Juneteenth at 53rd annual parade and festival
WISN 12 Milwaukee· 17 hours agoMore than 40,000 people celebrated Juneteenth in the streets of Milwaukee on Wednesday. Juneteenth...
Tropical Weather
Rocky Mount Telegram· 24 hours agoGalveston city worker Sean Kirby checks trash cans along Seawall Boulevard as rain falls Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Galveston, Texas
Galveston County largely spared from Tropical Storm Alberto
Galveston County Daily News· 14 hours agoStorm-surge driven tides Tuesday night caused street flooding in downtown Galveston, parts of the...
Local Black-owned businesses celebrate Juneteenth
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 12 hours ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Juneteenth flag waved at the Colorado Capitol on June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched toGalveston, Texas in...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
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USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoToday marks the third year Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Known as “Second Independence Day,” Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — enslaved people in Galveston, < ...
