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Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 3 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
After social media debate, Louisville Juneteenth Festival returns to its original name
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoA rebranding of one of Louisville’s coveted Juneteenth celebrations sparked a social media debate...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 10 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Jim Thorpe, the World’s Greatest Athlete, Posthumously Honored with the Presidential Medal of...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoLegendary athlete Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox/Potawatomi) is among the 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom...
Activists, astronauts, and Olympians given Medals of Freedom
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJim Thorpe won the gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
Former Mass. Senator John Kerry to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFXT via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoKatie Ledecky- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist and most decorated female swimmer in history. Opal...
Rochester 2024 Juneteenth Festival plans announced
WROC Rochester· 3 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· 3 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 ...
Levitt Pavilion announces 2024 concert season
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 4 hours agoDAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A summer of free concerts is returning to Dayton, beginning May 30. Friends of Levitt Pavilion Dayton has just announced the 2024...
Frameline Unveils Opening Gala ‘Young Hearts’ and Juneteenth Block Party Celebration with Lil Nas X...
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe 48th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (aka Frameline48) has announced its...