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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Several people shot at Oakland Juneteenth celebration, police say
Associated Press· 1 hour agoA Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, turned violent when several people were shot,...
Salem celebrates Juneteenth
The Salem News· 1 hour agoA crowd gathered in Riley Plaza Tuesday afternoon for a Juneteenth Jam. The day’s events included remarks from community members, elected officials and...
Juneteenth party shooting as multiple people gunned down in California
Newsweek· 2 hours agoMultiple people were shot at a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, on Wednesday night. A...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 33 minutes agoCrystal Baziel holds the Pan-African flag Monday, June 19, 2023, during Reedy Chapel A.M.E Church's annual Juneteenth Family Fun Day, in Galveston, Texas. Many Americans are ...
Annual Juneteenth Block Party draws thousands to Waikiki | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 1 hour agoMusic, laughs and conversation filled the air at the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell at the third annual ...
Juneteenth joy in East Bay muted by death of Willie Mays
CBS News· 5 hours agoAs people celebrate Juneteenth, many are also remembering Willie Mays and what he meant for the...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 1 day agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought...
