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Louisville Juneteenth Festival celebrates freedom, history of African American community
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoThe event, which has food, vendors and entertainment, will continue until the evening with an after...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Trump portrays rampant crime in speech at Black church in Detroit
Washington Post· 2 hours agoPresumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump repeated his characterization of Black communities as...
New Library of Congress exhibit spotlights rare historical artifacts
CBS News· 34 minutes agoThe exhibit showcases rare artifacts spanning centuries of history — beginning with a handwritten...
Trump Michigan trip includes stops at a Black church and a gathering of MAGA activists
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids· 3 hours agoDonald Trump used back-to-back stops Saturday to court Black voters and a conservative group that...
Atlanta History Center highlighting Hank Aaron with Juneteenth exhibit
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJuneteenth is celebrated on June 19, which was the date in 1865 when Union troops arrived in...
Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 14 hours agoThis news came two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation,...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier,...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...