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What is Juneteenth? Learn the history behind the federal holiday's origin
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhat is Juneteenth? The holiday, observed on June 19, is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation...
How Corporations Can Authentically Honor Juneteenth
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe saw this coming. Prior to 2020, many people, and certainly many brands, did not celebrate or honor Juneteenth in any meaningful way. Then — with all...
Juneteenth celebrations, Desert Hope residents speak out and police demographics
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year's Juneteenth festivities kicked off Tuesday with a week-long jazz arts festival, and were...
From Sinnissippi Park to Settler's Park: Things to do this weekend in the Rockford area
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoROCKFORD — Summer is almost here and that means activities and events across the Rock River Valley...
'It's about freedom': Mount Dora celebrates Juneteenth
Daily Commercial via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople came out Saturday to get food for their bodies, minds and souls at the Juneteenth Celebration...
Afrofuturist opera ‘Lalovavi’ to premiere in Cincinnati on Juneteenth 2025
theGrio via AOL· 2 months ago“Lalovavi” means “love” in the Tut language created by enslaved Black Americans The Cincinnati Opera...
Owensboro Black Expo to host 6th Juneteenth celebration
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJun. 14—The Owensboro Black Expo will host its sixth annual Juneteenth celebration at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at English Park. The event, which debuted in the city in 2018, celebrates the federal ...
Just Say No to Selling Juneteenth Products, Expert says
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe’ve been reporting on ways major companies have gotten it all the way wrong when it comes to...
Miss Juneteenth Pageant empowers Anchorage's young Black girls as they compete for chance at...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 19—After a few deep breaths and a round of encouragement, Amaya Murphy, Sentha Wright and Oumie Hydara stepped onto a small stage Saturday afternoon, each wearing colorful and boldly patterned ...
Opinion: Here's what celebrations of Juneteenth shouldn't be missing
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt's impossible to celebrate a national holiday that marks the emancipation of Black people in 1865...
