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St. Louis celebrates Juneteenth downtown with Mayor Jones, Cori Bush
KTVI via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoST. LOUIS – Juneteenth has been celebrated across the nation Wednesday. June 19 marks the day in...
Juneteenth blood drive raises awareness about sickle cell disease in Hartford
NBC Connecticut· 13 hours agoOn Wednesday, the American Red Cross and Hartford’s YMCA partnered with a number of organizations to...
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 11 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 ...
Juneteenth celebrations take place across Connecticut
Eyewitness News 3 Hartford· 13 hours agoToday is Juneteenth! This is the third year June 19 is a federally recognized holiday in the United...
Juneteenth: Understanding the hard road to freedom
WCBI Columbus· 10 hours agoJuneteenth is more than just a time of celebration. “It was like open season on African Americans.” Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation...
Juneteenth celebration in University City highlights African American culture
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 14 hours agoPeople came together Wednesday afternoon in University City to celebrate African American art,...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth has been unable to escape the inevitable – commercialization. An online search for ...
Juneteenth in CLE: Health care, music, dance, art
FOX 8 Cleveland· 12 hours agoJuneteenth at the African American Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park was the perfect place Wednesday to reflect on the past, and think about the...
Black owned businesses honoring Juneteenth
Newschannel 6 Wichita Falls· 12 hours agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom, equality, and opportunity. One way that this is acknowledged is through the creativity within black-owned...
Lexington Lyric Theatre holds Juneteenth celebration
WKYT Lexington· 9 hours agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday that celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the United States. The Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center held a...
