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Organizers of annual Juneteenth celebration trying to secure main venue
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoSince 2018 the annual Juneteenth event has been held right here at Point State Park, but this year, event organizer William Marshall said he hasn’t been able to secure the ...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 11 hours agoPlanning for Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration Festival is in full swing. Juneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of...
Tuskegee Airman Col. James H. Harvey to serve as grand marshal at 2024 Pittsburgh Juneteenth Parade
CBS News· 5 days agoTuskeegee Airman Colonel James H. Harvey will serve as grand marshal of the 2024 Pittsburgh ...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio· 1 day agoAccording to People magazine, Southern Methodist University will present the 97-year-old...
Volunteers needed for Milwaukee's 53rd Annual Juneteenth Day Parade and Celebration
TMJ4 Milwaukee· 7 hours agoYou have a chance to be part of one of the largest and longest-running Juneteenth Day Celebrations in the country! For more information on volunteering for the Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 5 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People Magazine· 2 days agoOpal Lee, or as she is affectionately known, the “Grandmother ofJuneteenth,” has spent the bulk of...
Grandmother of Juneteenth to receive honorary doctoral degree from SMU
CBS News· 4 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee to receive honorary doctorate from SMU
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days agoThe degree will be presented at SMU’s commencement ceremony, May 11. DALLAS — Opal Lee, best known...
Juneteenth Freedom Fest set for June 14-15 in downtown Cleveland
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the ending of slavery on June 19, 1865. With that in mind, the MetroHealth...