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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 7 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and soldiers from...
Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom won’t be in Fort Worth this year, but its mission is unchanged
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 2 days agoThe popular Juneteenth walk by Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is being moved to Dallas this year but its mission to recognize the importance of the holiday remains the same. Opal’s ...
...Actions to Protect and Preserve Our Nation’s African American History Ahead of Juneteenth ...
The White House· 4 days agoand Vice President Harris have advanced racial justice and asserted that Black history is American ...
When is Juneteenth? What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate, plus events in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times· 2 days agoIn June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second...
Courageous Eight traveling exhibit set to visit Huntsville
WHNT Huntsville via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTuesday, June 18 (6 pm...Conversation (Location: Omega Center) – This event, held in conjunction...
Michigan Chronicle co-owner, entrepreneur, philanthropist William Pickard dies at 83
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoIn 2019, Pickard was awarded the “The Michigan Lifetime Humanitarian Award...
Celebrate Juneteenth in metro Detroit with these events and activities
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoCipher, Concert of Colors, and InsideOut Literary Arts, will feature live music, vendors,...
7 ways the Madison area is celebrating Juneteenth this year
Wisconsin State Journal· 14 hours agoFrom parades to art museum tours, here's how the Madison area is celebrating the day.
The Frye Art Museum opens a major survey of photographs, video, and large-scale installations by...
Art Daily· 3 days agoa href= http://www.fryemuseum.org target= _blank The Frye Art Museum /a is presenting Stephanie Syjuco: After/Images, a major survey of photograph
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDespite the opposition, these celebrations expanded throughout the South, gained commercial elements during the 1920s and 1930s and often featured...