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Mary Powell, who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr., finally gets a gravestone
GBH News· 5 hours agoIt was a tribute to Mary Powell — the person who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King,...
Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission hosting free Juneteenth food giveaway
KARK via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoCommission is preparing to give back to the community... commission will hold a free Juneteenth food...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 10 hours agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library explores African American culture with ‘Juneteenth Story Stroll’
KALB Alexandria· 23 hours agoThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library in Alexandria has organized a “Story Stroll” to honor...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Fourth of July may be recognized as America’s Independence Day, but it was not so for all...
Juneteenth breakfast held at Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Lenoir
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoJun. 17—The NAACP's Juneteenth breakfast was held on Saturday, June 15, to celebrate the end of slavery and the enforcement of emancipation within the United States. The event ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 11 hours agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr Day was established in 1983. Among the campaigners ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 18 hours agoMuch like cornrows, hips, lips, asses and black men who play basketball, white people love some Martin Luther King Jr. Once a year, they ...
Gov. Jeff Landry gives state workers Wednesday off to observe Juneteenth
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLandry issued an executive order at the end of last month directing the heads of state agencies and...
City of Deltona marks first Juneteenth celebration with installation of MLK bust
Daytona Beach News-Journal· 1 day agoThe City of Deltona plans to celebrate its first official Juneteenth commemoration as a municipality...