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Juneteenth celebrations begin with community festival hosted by Baltimore City church
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth is Wednesday and celebrations are already underway as a community festival was held at...
Maryland's Scotland community celebrates freedom day with Juneteenth race
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 1 day agoThe Scotland AME Zion Church sits along a busy stretch of Seven Locks Road in Potomac, Maryland....
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 4 days agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
KKK fails to obtain foothold in Utica 100 years ago: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlphonso Whitfield. The 96-year-old Whitfield was pastor of Utica's Hope Chapel, African Methodist ...
Group working to restore Shea House at Staunton's largest African-American cemetery, Fairview
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Shea House has been home to some of Fairview Cemetery's caretakers over the years. Now a group...
A memorial for the Emanuel 9: Close the ‘Charleston loophole’
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn Sunday, Yvett Anderson will light a candle at her church for the nine souls brutally murdered...
Scotland and the little-known history of Cabin John Regional park
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 18 hours agoThis week, the Scotland community in Potomac will celebrate Juneteenth with a heritage festival that...
Days of Old to perform at North Heidelberg UCC [Religion Digest]
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 7 days ago• North Heidelberg United Church of Christ, 211 Sheidy Road, North Heidelberg Township, will sponsor a free outdoor concert by Days of Old on June 23 at 7:30 p.m. Bring lawn ...
Services and events at Sewickley area houses of worship for the week of June 14, 2024
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 5 days agoBeth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel...
Lake County’s Juneteenth celebration continues to grow; ‘A recognition … of the time we decreed all...
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoJune 19 — was first recognized as a legal holiday locally in 2019, and nationally in 2021. With...