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Organizers of annual Juneteenth celebration trying to secure main venue
WPXI via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoSince 2018 the annual Juneteenth event has been held right here at Point State Park, but this year, event organizer William Marshall said he hasn’t been able to secure the ...
Tourist agency sponsoring Juneteenth speech contest
The Herald, Sharon, Pa. via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoApr. 26—FARRELL — A $2,000 Mercer County Tourist Promotion Agency grant aims to motivate youngsters to speak up for Juneteenth celebrations. The grant was awarded to Farrell ...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 1 day agoPlanning for Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration Festival is in full swing. Juneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of...
Tuskegee Airman Col. James H. Harvey to serve as grand marshal at 2024 Pittsburgh Juneteenth Parade
CBS News· 6 days agoTuskeegee Airman Colonel James H. Harvey will serve as grand marshal of the 2024 Pittsburgh ...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People Magazine· 3 days agoOpal Lee, or as she is affectionately known, the “Grandmother ofJuneteenth,” has spent the bulk of...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 5 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Juneteenth celebration scheduled for Willoughby Park
The Daily Dunklin Democrat· 3 days agoTanesha Lemons has a passion for celebrating cultural heritage and fostering community engagement. The Kennett native is in the process of organizing a Juneteenth celebration ...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee to receive honorary doctorate from SMU
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days agoThe degree will be presented at SMU’s commencement ceremony, May 11. DALLAS — Opal Lee, best known...
Grandmother of Juneteenth to receive honorary doctoral degree from SMU
CBS News· 5 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern...
