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When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
The Arizona Republic· 3 days agoJuneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but the day has long been a special...
Juneteenth Freedom Day, June 15 in Murfreesboro - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald· 2 hours agoFormer American Idol contestant Tobias Cortez will be the featured artist
When is Juneteenth? When does NJ celebrate the holiday?
The Record· 8 hours agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of...
Opal Lee kicks off another year of Juneteenth celebrations
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 2 hours agoOpal Lee is an author, a teacher, a civil rights activist, and she’s known as "The Grandmother of ...
Rhode Island To Celebrate Juneteenth As A State Holiday
Black Enterprise· 10 hours agoIsland will celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday for the first time in its history. In 2023,...
Solemnity and joy as Ashland celebrated end of Civil War
The Times-Gazette via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoBetween Ashland’s recent Memorial Day commemoration and upcoming Juneteenth celebration, this seems...
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 4 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...
GoLocalProv | Food | “Taste of Juneteenth” Being Held in Providence on First Year of State Holiday
GoLocalProv· 6 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves were freed in Texas, two and a half...
The Freedom Center to Host First-Ever Juneteenth Jubilee Festival
Cincinnati CityBeat· 1 day agoIn honor of the day, the Freedom Center will host its inaugural Juneteenth Jubilee, a one-day...
Kentucky governor designates Juneteenth a holiday, bans hairstyle discrimination
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had...