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What to know about Juneteenth Day and where to celebrate it in Milwaukee this year
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Milwaukee's first Juneteenth...
Juneteenth 2024: Events in, near Baton Rouge
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry proclaimed that Juneteenth Day would take place on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as a legal state holiday to honor the day Black...
Blacks shouldn't have to lose identity to promote Juneteenth events
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJuneteenth is my favorite holiday. It’s the oldest known commemoration of the end of slavery in...
5 things to do in Milwaukee during Father's Day weekend, including the Juneteenth celebration
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years ago1. Juneteenth Day Milwaukee's 51st Juneteenth Day celebration, organized by Northcott Neighborhood...
Juneteenth marked as state holiday in Alabama this year
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has authorized Juneteenth Day — the federal holiday marking the end of slavery...
Milwaukee Strong: Juneteenth was wonderful, don't let the 0.1% dominate the conversation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFor 99.9% of the day, Milwaukee’s Juneteenth Day celebration was a wonderful showing of love, coming...
8 ways to celebrate Juneteenth 2022 in and around Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, which happens on June 19, is a time to mark the emancipation of Black slaves and honor...
Juneteenth is Sunday. What's the significance behind the federal holiday?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Sunday, June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which...
Open Record: Jubilee Day
WITI via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoMILWAUKEE - Milwaukee is home to one of the oldest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. But it's been a long road to where we are now from the day in 1863 when President Lincoln first issued ...
A food historian explains why the color red plays an important role during Juneteenth celebrations
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth originated on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, when federal Union troops ensured...
