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National African American Historical Society hosts annual Juneteenth event
The Port Lavaca Wave· 11 hours agoThe National African American Historical Society (NAAHS) hosted its annual Juneteenth Family Reunion...
Opinion: 6 Books that Explain the History and Meaning of Juneteenth
The 74 via Yahoo News· 14 hours ago‘On Juneteenth’ Combining history and memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” offers a moving...
Center for African American History, Art and Culture hosts 30 vendors, authors and artists for...
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 15—The Center for African American History, Art and Culture hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday featuring around 30 advocacy ...
Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It's about far more than basketball
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 hours agoOh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the arguments and...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"The question is, 'who benefits from the commercialization of Juneteenth?' I’d definitely like to...
Why red food and drinks have become powerful symbols on Juneteenth
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 2 days agoThe unique Juneteenth drink, along with numerous other red-hued foods and beverages, symbolizes the...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 20 hours agoWhy is Juneteenth important? The ending of slavery did not end racism, and in the years after emancipation, so-called Jim Crow laws were created to...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
Gannett via AOL· 22 hours agoJuneteenth is a reminder of what African Americans went through, according to Mary Elliott, the curator of American Slavery at the Smithsonian Museum of African< ...
Looking to celebrate Juneteenth? Here are 7 local events on or close to the holiday.
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMain St. Free. This family-friendly event is the third annual celebration of freedom and black culture packed with food, live entertainment, kid's activities ...