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Pittsburgh preparing for busy long weekend with Juneteenth celebrations, Taylor Swift concerts
WPXI via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe city is preparing for a busy four days of events in Pittsburgh with Juneteenth celebrations and...
RI is moving to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Here are 12 events happening this year.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday, but it’s not as of yet a state one. Emphasis on the yet. In 2022,...
'I want to uplift people': Newport’s Sankofa to host Juneteenth celebration
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEWPORT — Local nonprofit Sankofa Community Connection will host on Saturday a free Juneteenth event...
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...
Here are 20+ events and ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Louisville
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, is a...
Meet the 94 Year-old Who Made Juneteenth a National Holiday
Hypebae via Yahoo News· 2 years agoForever changed by a hate crime she experienced at age 12 as her family’s home was burnt down by 500...
Kitsap events commemorate Juneteenth
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA weekend full of events in Bremerton and on Bainbridge Island celebrates Juneteenth — a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Events...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 1 week agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
Search for suspects still on in Juneteenth celebration mass shooting that left 1 dead and at least...
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoInvestigators are searching for suspects after a mass shooting Sunday at a Juneteenth celebration...
Juneteenth: Celebrate freedom for all in the Poconos, Lehigh Valley
Pocono Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJune 19 will mark the observance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrating Emancipation Day and freedom from slavery for all. The Sherman Theater and the African American Network of the Poconos ...