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Juneteenth organizer asking to review Pittsburgh’s RFP process after city opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 5 days agoJuneteenth organizer William Marshall is calling for an investigation into the city’s Juneteenth RFP...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow· 7 days agoJuneteenth is just for us. Juneteenth is for us…Juneteenth symbolizes the hope that my children and...
Bustang will provide rides to Estes Park for 5th consecutive year, adds Juneteenth
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoDENVER (KDVR) — Beginning Saturday, May 25, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Bustang will...
Artists wanted to depict Black history in Madera County
KSEE articles via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoFRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Black artists from Madera County are needed to help make sure their...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Plano Juneteenth celebration to be
Community Impact· 6 days agoFor the second year in a row, Areail, Dollie and Toni Thomas are expecting big crowds at the Plano African American Museum for Juneteenth. Last year’s ...
Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Austin American-Statesman· 2 days agoLongtime civil rights activist and "Grandmother of Juneteenth," Opal Lee, received an honorary...
Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration organizer questions city's RFP process
WTAE Pittsburgh· 5 days agoThe organizer of the long-running Juneteenth event in downtown Pittsburgh is calling for an...
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 4 days agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old “grandmother” of Juneteenth, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters...
Before Juneteenth came Florida's Emancipation Day - and Pensacola will celebrate
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFlorida's Emancipation Day preceded the June 19, 1865, final reinforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation ‒ this time in Texas ‒ that is now celebrated as the Juneteenth ...