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Wichitans share the significance of Juneteenth
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago(KSNW) – Juneteenth is known as a day of freedom. It signifies the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery more than two...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 15 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day on June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed people in Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln< ...
Trump says he can't be racist because he has 'many Black friends'
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoDuring the 2020 presidential race when he was in the White House, Trump said he had done more for...
Juneteenth celebrations follow tradition of newly freed Black people | Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt
Santa Maria Times· 6 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, signed the Emancipation...
For Jamie Raskin, Democratic warrior wit, the hits keep on coming
The Baltimore Banner· 4 days ago“Our last great Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, didn’t know whether Americans could long...
Lexington Democrat will attempt to make Juneteenth a state holiday (again)
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoKentucky Rep. George Brown, D-Lexington, says he will file legislation in 2025 to try and establish...
Myths about immigration need to be dispelled | PennLive letters
The Patriot-News· 11 hours agoAccording to Alex Nowrasteh, a writer for the CATO Institute that offers nonpartisan facts, there...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...