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Marshall Juneteenth to have downtown event this year
Marshall Independent· 6 hours agoOrganizers of Marshall’s Juneteenth celebration are planning to bring part of the festivities downtown this year. This week, members of the Marshall City Council approved ...
CLN drops Juneteenth holiday
Coeur d'Alene Press· 6 days agoChair Tom Hanley and Trustee Tim Plass voted in favor of dropping Juneteenth as the board updated the holiday section of the network's personnel policy...
Alabama again considers making Juneteenth at state holiday
Birmingham News· 5 days agoAlabama lawmakers are again considering creating a permanent state holiday on Juneteenth to...
‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth’ On New Home Built On Land Where Her House Stood 85 Years Ago Before...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoCivil rights activist Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was 12...
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 4 days agoThe house is expected to be move-in ready by Juneteenth — the holiday marking the end of slavery in...