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32 Juneteenth Quotes and Captions to Honor the Day
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJuneteenth started as a way to commemorate the emancipation of those enslaved in the United States starting in 1865 - despite... Juneteenth Quotes and...
Celebrating Juneteenth: Here is a list of events happening around our area
WJAX via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoFor more information, call 904-379-9232. Juneteenth at the MOSH: From 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., celebrate...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
Juneteenth celebration highlights Black chefs, restaurants nationwide
CBS News· 2 hours agoFood is a significant part of the Juneteenth celebration, a federal holiday that commemorates the ...
Explaining the Origins of Juneteenth
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoNewestf/Wikimedia Commons June 19, also known as "Juneteenth," marks an important moment in American history when Union troops announced the freedom of...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 1 hour agoIf you want to bring some authenticity to your recognition of Juneteenth, educate yourself. Attending a street festival or patronizing a Black-owned...
Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee holds annual Walk for Freedom in Dallas
KDFW via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoU.S. President Joe Biden, center, hands a pen to Opal Lee, an activist known as the grandmother of ...
Live updates: Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIt's Juneteenth and Milwaukee is celebrating. The Milwaukee Juneteenth Day Celebration goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., centered at West Locust ...
The Center for Black Excellence and Culture to hold groundbreaking on Juneteenth
WKOW 27 Madison· 1 hour ago"We have chosen this important date with intention as it is the official Juneteenth holiday,...
Celebrate Juneteenth as a crucial start toward equality, not the final destination: editorial
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 6 hours agoToday, Juneteenth – a word that combines the month and the date of a moment in history 159 years ago – is a time of jubilee for African Americans, for that matter for all ...
