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Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 1 day agoH.B. 4, passed by Alabama’s state House of Representatives earlier this month, would allow ...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been announced in Pittsburgh. But the organizer told Channel 11 News that for the ...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 2 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Rochester 2024 Juneteenth Festival plans announced
WROC Rochester· 2 days agoROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — “From 1964 to 2024: 60 years in the Fight for Justice in Rochester” is the theme for the 2024 Juneteenth Festival. The Greater...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 2 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free. To commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was ...
Frameline Unveils Opening Gala ‘Young Hearts’ and Juneteenth Block Party Celebration with Lil Nas X...
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe 48th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (aka Frameline48) has announced its...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 6 days agoPlanning for Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration Festival is in full swing. Juneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 7 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Juneteenth USA Applauds Biden Administration on Third Anniversary of Federal Juneteenth Holiday
Digital Journal· 3 days agoBeachwood, OH, United States, 29th Apr 2024 —In a profound acknowledgment of Juneteenth’s significance to American history and culture, President Biden’s 2023 Juneteenth ...
90+ Teen Trivia Questions & Answers to Test Your Skills
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoWho are they? Barbara Bush and Abigail Adams What holiday commemorates the freeing of 250,000...