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Juneteenth around Indianapolis: Parades, festivals, concerts to celebrate the holiday
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJuneteenth is almost here, and Indianapolis has no shortage of celebrations to mark the occasion....
Juneteenth should be paid holiday in every state
McDonough County Voice via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSunday is Father’s Day, but the day also marks a more important reason to commemorate and celebrate. Sunday is also Juneteenth, a portmanteau word for...
Tennessee makes Juneteenth a paid holiday
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile every state in America recognizes Juneteenth, almost half have made June 19, the day celebrating enslaved people’s freedom, a paid holiday. […] The...
Juneteenth — Freedom Day — marked in Worcester County
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth will be observed as a federal, state and municipal holiday June 20. This is the second...
Staunton Juneteenth events focused on education Saturday and Sunday
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSTAUNTON — Juneteenth has only been an official state holiday in Virginia since then Gov. Ralph...
Juneteenth is Monday. Here's 5 events where you can join and participate
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, marks the day in 1865 when troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to...
Freedom Day: Where you can celebrate Juneteenth this year around New England
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBarbecue tongs and dancing feet are getting ready for this year's Juneteenth celebrations, when the...
An African American holiday predating Juneteenth was nearly lost to history. It's back.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNEW YORK – Cheyney McKnight waited years to celebrate Pinkster. On a scorching Saturday morning in...
Understanding Juneteenth
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA father and daughter. Illustrated | Getty Images, iStock The U.S. will observe the federal Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 20, though the actual...
7 little known tidbits on Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom in America
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Juneteenth concerts and cookouts occur across the nation, Leslie Wilson, professor of History at...