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Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
AOL· 2 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 1 day agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday ...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSummer may seem far away, but it’ll be here before we know it, and with it, Juneteenth. This holiday...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow· 3 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 2 days agoThe Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-everJuneteenth parade as part of its...
Vendors sought for Juneteenth celebration
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoALBANY ─ The Albany Museum of Art is partnering with the Dougherty County School System for a Juneteenth Fine Arts Celebration from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 22 at the museum ...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Despite that, Florida — along with...
6 unmissable annual events on Cape Cod and the Islands
National Geographic· 7 days agoContrary to popular belief, life on Cape Cod and the Islands doesn’t come to a complete halt from...
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 2 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.