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Juneteenth festival organizers looking for groups to participate
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMay 22—Organizers for Niagara Falls' Juneteenth festival are looking for any Niagara County groups and organizations that would like to participate in the June 16 event. " ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 1 day agoFirst celebrated in Texas, Juneteenth recognizes the emancipation of African American slaves by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of ...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSummer may seem far away, but it’ll be here before we know it, and with it, Juneteenth. This holiday...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 2 days ago-based anti-racist organization, will host the Greenport community’s third annual Juneteenth...
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 2 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
6 unmissable annual events on Cape Cod and the Islands
National Geographic· 6 days agoContrary to popular belief, life on Cape Cod and the Islands doesn’t come to a complete halt from...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoThe day is also called "Mayteenth." Juneteenth commemorates the day in Galveston, Texas in 1866 when...
Vendors sought for Juneteenth celebration
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoALBANY ─ The Albany Museum of Art is partnering with the Dougherty County School System for a Juneteenth Fine Arts Celebration from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 22 at the museum ...
Acosta Bridge won't be lit for Juneteenth, Pride month, other summer events after statewide change
First Coast News· 2 days agoFlorida residents will only see red white and blue lights on bridges across the state this summer...
