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Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoJuneteenth has been celebrated for more than two decades in the small town of Fayette, Missouri....
Juneteenth events to celebrate around Iowa
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoJuneteenth, observed annually on June 19, celebrates the day slavery ended in the United States. President Joe Biden signed legislation in 2021& ...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 19 hours 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 in NYC: What to do this Emancipation Day
New York Daily News· 1 day agoArmy soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than...
What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Post-Bulletin· 2 days agoJuneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in ...
Some say Juneteenth is ‘a day just as important as the Fourth of July’
WFLA via Yahoo News· 10 hours ago“I just recently learned about Juneteenth. It’s sad to say, but it’s the truth.” Jackson said now he...
St. Louis celebrates Juneteenth downtown with Mayor Jones, Cori Bush
KTVI via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoMany celebrations took place across the city as many people had the day off. Congress passed...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
WCTV Tallahassee· 18 hours agoWar, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue· 15 hours agoIn 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law,...
