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The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
19 Action News Cleveland· 3 days agoWar, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become...
Oakwood's Juneteenth celebration is a homecoming for Venice's Black community
Los Angeles Times· 3 hours agoVenice’s Black community gathered at Oakwood Park last week for an event with all the trappings of a...
Juneteenth a celebration for all | Sampson Independent
Sampson Independent· 2 hours agoOn Wednesday, in downtown Clinton at the City Market, Juneteenth was commemorated by a diverse...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 3 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what’s open and closed on ...
Juneteenth 2024 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 4 days agoArmy soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth has been celebrated for more than two decades in the small town of Fayette, Missouri....
For the first time, Juneteenth is a free entry day at national parks
USA Today· 5 days agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, but it hasn't been a free entry day at national parks...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDay by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were finally freed, two years after the Emancipation... June 19...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 3 days agoThe term “Juneteenth” is a blend of the words June and nineteenth; the holiday has also been called ...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. On this day in 1865, federal troops arrived in...
