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Bucs WR Mike Evans hosts youth football camp in his hometown
Buccaneers Wire via Yahoo Sports· 4 hours agoNot only is Evans constantly active with multiple charity endeavors throughout the Tampa Bay area,...
What's open and closed on Juneteenth? Here's what to know about post office, store hours
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoJuneteenth, which falls on June 19, is a national holiday this week. Juneteenth, short for "June...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth - WBBJ TV
WBBJ TV· 6 days agoIt was the day when a Union officer reached Galveston, Texas and announced their liberation. It...
Some say Juneteenth is ‘a day just as important as the Fourth of July’
WFLA via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Celebrating African-American freedom, Juneteenth marks when enslaved people in ...
Tropical winds bring surfers to Galveston Island
KRIV via Yahoo News· 7 days agoGALVESTON, Texas - "Came for a good time. Came to swim, came to boogie board. Just have fun," said Shawn Hines. "I live in north Texas, decided to come ...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey· 6 days agoIt’s been three years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday. It commemorates the day enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas learned about their freedom ...
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people...
Crowds come out for Augusta’s downtown Juneteenth festival
News 12 Augusta· 6 days agoThe big event in Augusta was Wednesday’s Juneteenth festival in the parking lot of the James Brown...
Channel 2 Action News gets a tour of museum at the place where Juneteenth started
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 6 days agoWednesday marks exactly 159 years since the last enslaved people in the United States learned they...
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USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoToday marks the third year Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Known as “Second Independence Day,” Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — enslaved people in Galveston, < ...