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The Best Way to Honor Juneteenth, According to Activists Who Helped Make It a National Holiday
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA young girl sits on a man's shoulders during the Louisville Juneteenth Festival at the Big Four...
Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrated annually on 19 June across the US, Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the...
Juneteenth 2023: Here’s The Best Places For Juneteenth Events This Month
Blavity via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States to honor the emancipation of enslaved African...
Saturday's parade in downtown Topeka is one of many opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth this year
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShontal Phillips saw the Miss Juneteenth Pageant as an opportunity to share a part of her heritage....
Juneteenth 2023 Events Across America
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAs Juneteenth approaches, communities across the United States prepare to commemorate the significant milestone of emancipation. This annual celebration,...
Juneteenth 2023: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
ET Online via AOL· 11 months agoJuneteenth is just around the corner. The holiday -- named for and celebrated on June 19 --...
Juneteenth: Laverne Cox, Ludacris, Todrick Hall and More on the Meaning of June 19
ET Online via AOL· 11 months agoJuneteenth -- also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day -- commemorates the end of slavery in...
Reflections on Juneteenth: Black civil rights and the influence of fatherhood
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year, Father's Day falls on the newly minted federal holiday of Juneteenth. For generations,...
Manhattan Beach Will Host 2024 Juneteenth Celebrations
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJune 19th, or Juneteenth, is a special date for Black Americans, and we’ve celebrated it for...
Erie’s Black community hosting a Juneteenth like never before, join us
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJune 19th, 1865, better known as “Juneteenth,” marks the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, were freed because the federal troops took control of the state to ensure their liberation ...