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GreenHill to hold Juneteenth celebration this Sunday
The Meridian Star, Miss. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoApr. 12—GreenHill Missionary Baptist Church in Toomsuba is celebrating Juneteenth early this year and is inviting the community to a special presentation Sunday to commemorate ...
Juneteenth state holiday bill passes Alabama House
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHB 4, sponsored by Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, would add the June 19 holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery, to the […] The post ...
Juneteenth moves toward NH official holiday status, advancing in Senate
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCONCORD — Those who have celebrated Juneteenth in New Hampshire might be surprised to learn it’s not...
Meet 7 of the candidates vying to be named Ms. Juneteenth in upcoming Topeka pageant
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoJuneteenth? "When I was little, there wasn't a lot of Black culture, and now that Juneteenth is a...
Alabama Juneteenth legislation makes it out the House, now heads to Senate
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 6 days agoJuneteenth could soon be a holiday in the state of Alabama. After making it out of the state house...
Rep. Rick Rehm talks Juneteenth bill
WTVY Dothan· 3 days agoA bill that would recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday has made it past the Alabama House of Representatives. Prior to this, Governor Kay Ivey signed ...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' shares history, perspective with Colorado Springs students
Colorado Springs Gazette· 6 days agoLee is a retired educator and counselor who was instrumental in the process of making Juneteenth a...
“Grandmother of Juneteenth” at Pikes Peak State College
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 7 days ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Thursday, April 11, “The Grandmother of Juneteenth” spoke at Pikes Peak...
Chase customer watches $4.6k vanish from account - but the bank 'couldn't help'
The US Sun· 6 hours agoOn December 26, 2023, Cindy Little received a notice from Chase Bank telling her that $1,000 had...
Opal Lee, “Grandmother of Juneteenth” visits Giberson Elementary
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 6 days ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Opal Lee, known across the country as “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, visited...