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Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 4 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fox local via AOL· 1 day agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 4 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 5 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoDay on the third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents Day, on the third Monday in...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19 people including Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and Michelle Yeoh
The Independent via Yahoo News· 19 hours ago...Jones, the activist and lawyer who helped draft the late Rev Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a...
Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
LA Times via AOL· 21 hours agoFather Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in...