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Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 15 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 5 days agoHis vision, however, extended far beyond the borders of the Lone Star State. Understanding the profound significance of June 19, 1865-the day enslaved individuals ...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 4 days agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people should be free in 1863,...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAccording to a Greenville news story, the bill began as a proposal to add Juneteenth on June 19 as a...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 4 days agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
Why Prime Day has become a cultural thing
TheStreet via Yahoo Finance· 4 hours agoThere's three trends that Adobe and Pandya...Consumers, weary of the inflation pressures that erupted from the Covid-19 pandemic, are trading down and...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 5 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 ...
School's (almost) out: When is the last day of school for Palm Beach County students?
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEmployees are also off on Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day. As is customary, the...
Classic City summer: Here are some upcoming Athens concerts, festivals, food events, more
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe date of the federal holiday is Wednesday, June 19. Athens Restaurant Week (July 8-14): Dozens of...
Summer school enrollment deadlines approaching
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMay 8—With the traditional school year wrapping up, enrollment is on for summer classes through the St. Joseph School District. The summer program, Catapult Missouri Summer Journey, is free ...