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Juneteenth cookouts, parades, festivals, arts and more happening across Hampton Roads
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 14 hours agoThe holiday marks the date when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free — which...
West Virginia Makes Juneteenth A State Holiday
Black Enterprise· 4 days agoOn June 7, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice released a state proclamation declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. The proclamation officially ...
Juneteenth: Rockland honors Arlene Clinkscale, NY's 1st Black woman schools superintendent
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoNoting that Juneteenth was only made a federal holiday in 2021, she reflected: "We are not as bad as...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoJuneteenth quickly gained traction across the country, with 59 percent of American adults reporting that they knew “a lot” or “some” about the holiday in ...
Mattoon Juneteenth event to feature live entertainment, food, speaker
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 1 day agoThe Juneteenth celebration will feature live entertainment, children's art activities, and food...
History of Juneteenth, ways to celebrate across Southwest & Central Virginia
WFXR Roanoke via Yahoo News· 3 days agoROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — From cookouts to family reunions, many across the country are getting ready to...
Juneteenth celebration next week at Holly Knoll - Gazette Journal
Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal· 2 days agoOne of the most historic places in Virginia is providing the backdrop for 2024 Gloucester Juneteenth Celebration. The event will be held from 3-6 p.m. next ...
PD16 set to celebrate Juneteenth at Virginia Credit Union Stadium
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 5 days agoOn June 15, the Planning District 16 Juneteenth celebration team invites the public to gather at the...
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoLinda Blackford: On Juneteenth, remember where Black Kentuckians issued their own Emancipation...
Here's how you can celebrate Juneteenth across Middle Tennessee!
News Channel 5 Nashville· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free. This was around two months after Confederate ...