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Juneteenth starts Friday in Gainesville
Gainesville Daily Register, Texas via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 18—The end of slavery in Texas and the rest of the U.S. will be celebrated this weekend with a public party at B.P. Douglas Park. Club Sunday, a group of local volunteers ...
A guide to explaining Juneteenth to your kids
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut there were also good people who were working to end slavery, Black and white people, and they were eventually successful.” What parents should be the...
Republican Karen Tells Black Folks To 'Get The F*** Out' Of America On Juneteenth
The Root· 1 day agoValentina Gomez, a Colombia-born secretary of state candidate in Missouri, has gone viral for...
Juneteenth 2024: Philadelphia comes together to celebrate freedom
Fox local via AOL· 3 days agoOLD CITY - Juneteenth is the day we commemorate the end of slavery in America. It was back on June...
Students take free trips to Africa to learn about Black history, culture thanks to Michigan dad
MLive.com· 6 days agoPaul Billings is on a mission to make a difference in the lives of youth through a transformative...
Guided tours provide new window into Maine's ties to slavery
WCSH 6 Portland· 4 days agoVana Carmona is the woman behind The Prince Project, a nonprofit dedicated to researching Maine's...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThough he was feted and honored often, Mays still deserved more. He came from a state in our nation...
Juneteenth Community Festival brings residents together in Kingsport
WJHL Tri-Cities via Yahoo News· 7 days agoKINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport community celebrated the Juneteenth holiday on Saturday...
Parents looking for affordable things to do with yours kids this summer? We've got you
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoAdmission is free and attendees can see a wide variety of craftsmanship. There's also the Stone...
Bill Kenny of Norwich: Recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. at Juneteenth event
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth combines "June" and "nineteenth," commemorating the order issued by the Union Army's Major General Gordon Granger, on the morning of June 19...
