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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ honored
The Columbian· 7 days agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, White House...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the day that acknowledges the end of slavery, became an official federal holiday in 2021. To honor this occasion, for the second year in a row, the Salisbury-Rowan ...
Juneteenth Film Festival Returns to Kansas City | EURweb
EURweb· 4 days agoAll films will be screened at the Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City. Curated by...
Bill Taylor, TV news reporter and anchor who launched 'Positively Milwaukee,' dies at 79
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThey later moved to Georgia. Taylor came back to Milwaukee a couple of few times after his...
Parade entrants needed for Milwaukee's 53rd Annual Juneteenth Day Parade and Celebration
TMJ4 Milwaukee· 4 days agoIt's one of the country's longest-running Juneteenth celebrations -- and you can be part of the...
'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
San Antonio Express-News· 3 hours agoMona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into...
UAPB hosting inaugural Juneteenth celebration
FOX 16 Little Rock· 4 days agoThe University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will be hosting its inaugural Juneteenth celebration this summer.
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 16 others
WFLA· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee one of 19 Presidential Medal of Freedrom recipients
The Daily Sentinel· 7 days agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old "grandmother" of Juneteenth, was one of the 19 people who were awarded the...
School's (almost) out: When is the last day of school for Palm Beach County students?
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoBeach County ceremonies Summer holidays for Palm Beach County school employees School district...