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Examples Of How Businesses Got Juneteenth Wrong
The Root via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBack in 2021, President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday. The bill that was signed commemorated the end of slavery in the United States. Even...
Mehmet Oz appears to edit his Juneteenth message on Trump’s Truth Social to remove the word...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Pennsylvania US Senate candidate’s effort to celebrate Juneteenth on Donald Trump’s Truth Social...
Black lawmakers commemorate Juneteenth with message of historical importance
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLawmakers on Monday commemorated the 158th anniversary of Juneteenth by promoting unity and ending...
'Pride of the culture': Juneteenth activities start Monday in downtown Johnstown
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 12—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A weeklong celebration of culture and history will begin on Monday in downtown Johnstown, leading up to the Juneteenth federal holiday on June 19 commemorating the emancipation ...
Johnstown's Juneteenth celebration concludes with praise, worship and fashion
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 20—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — More than a week of Juneteenth holiday celebrations in downtown Johnstown culminated Sunday with a praise and worship service in Central Park, followed by a fashion ...
Juneteenth celebration remembers the service of war veterans of color
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 19—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Juneteenth celebrations continued Saturday in the City of Johnstown with a parade and salute to war veterans of color. U.S. Army Maj. Bruce Jordan, of Johnstown, delivered ...
Presidents Day is coming up. What's open and closed in Erie for Monday's federal holiday?
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPresidents Day is coming up Monday, extending the weekend an extra day for students, teachers and...
Berks residents of all races come together for Juneteenth community barbecue
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 18—Before he became a Reading police officer and then a district judge, Alvin Robinson grew up in a Black neighborhood in Philadelphia, but said he never heard of Juneteenth until about ...
‘One of York’s claims to fame’: Kwanzaa founder graduated from high school here
WHTM via Yahoo News· 5 months agoYORK, Pa. (WHTM) — He has never spoken publicly about it, as far as anyone knows, but longtime York residents have long said the founder of Kwanzaa graduated from William Penn Senior High School ...
From carnivals to multi-cultural festivals, check out these 11 events in York County
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoSummer is here, and it's time to savor food and enjoy live entertainment at carnivals, festivals and...