Local events to celebrate Juneteenth and Emancipation Day
The Gainesville Sun· 18 hours agoJuneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, will be celebrated in various ways in Gainesville...
'Joy and jubilation': Tallahassee celebrates Emancipation Day on May 20
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThough there...Abraham Lincoln, Hare indicates that the dancing at this year’s Ball will not all be...
List of Juneteenth 2022 celebrations in Virginia
Augusta Free Press· 15 hours agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June 19, 2022, is the oldest known commemoration of the end of slavery in the< ...
Gadsden City Council approves Juneteenth as official holiday in city
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"The resolution reads, 'In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation...
Fiorello (opinion): Why I voted Yes for Juneteenth Day
The News-Times· 4 days agoMy reasoning: America’s founding launched the greatest freedom movement in human history, including ...
Sons of Confederate Veterans to hold meeting - Cordele Dispatch
Cordele Dispatch· 6 days agoSimply put, slavery was wrong; however, today folks want to blame the Confederacy. Slavery started with the indigenous ...
Blue Springs to recognize Juneteenth holiday
FOX 4 Kansas City· 6 days agoBlue Springs Mayor Carson Ross approved Juneteenth as an official city holiday beginning in June 2022.
Guest commentary: Let's all get behind the Juneteenth Legacy Project
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoSince its conception, the Juneteenth Legacy Project has received national attention from the New...
651 ARTS Presents the Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Broadway World· 1 day agoWilliams, this year's Juneteenth Celebration focuses on the concept of Black women as sound ambassadors and griots, and reflects on the legacy of somatic ...
Park Avenue Armory to Present ARCHER AYMES LOST AND FOUND RETROSPECTIVE: A JUNETEENTH EXHIBITION
Broadway World· 3 days agoPark Avenue Armory will continue its Making Space Public Programming series with Archer Aymes Lost and Found Retrospective: A Juneteenth Exhibition, Sunday, June 19, 2022 from 3pm to 6pm. Audiences ...