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Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 day agoState employees will be given Juneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent...
11 Investigates Exclusive: Deputy mayor defends Juneteenth bid winner
WPXI via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoPittsburgh’s deputy mayor is defending the decision to award funding for the city’s Juneteenth celebration to a company with ties to the mayor. That decision isn’t sitting ...
Why Red Foods Are Traditionally Eaten On Juneteenth
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoPerson holding Juneteenth placard - WESTOCK PRODUCTIONS/Shutterstock Juneteenth has been celebrated since June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon...
Hampton Roads Transit offers free rides on Juneteenth
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 8 hours agoThe HRT buses, light rail, ferry, and paratransit will be free on June 19 in celebration of ...
Louisville Juneteenth Festival will be hosted at Lynn Family Stadium on June 15
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 6 days agoLouisville Juneteenth Festival will be held at Lynn Family Stadium in the Butchertown neighborhood...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 1 day agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in...
Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year
Birmingham News· 1 day agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. ...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSummer may seem far away, but it’ll be here before we know it, and with it, Juneteenth. This holiday...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 18 hours agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday, marking ...
Florida Emancipation Day again recognized in Gainesville at museum in Black community
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe city of Gainesville kicked off its month-long Journey to Juneteenth celebration on Saturday with...