Search results
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 5 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 3 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 6 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 ...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 3 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Rochester 2024 Juneteenth Festival plans announced
WROC Rochester· 6 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...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 3 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
Frameline Unveils Opening Gala ‘Young Hearts’ and Juneteenth Block Party Celebration with Lil Nas X...
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe 48th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (aka Frameline48) has announced its...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 5 days agoH.B. 4, passed by Alabama’s state House of Representatives earlier this month, would allow ...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee one of 19 Presidential Medal of Freedrom recipients
The Daily Sentinel· 2 days agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old "grandmother" of Juneteenth, was one of the 19 people who were awarded the...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. “The...