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Recap: Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWednesday was Juneteenth and Milwaukee was celebrating. The Milwaukee Juneteenth Day Celebration, centered at West Locust Street and North King Drive,...
Harris kicks off Juneteenth Day of Action
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoVice President Harris kicked off Juneteenth’s National Day of Action by highlighting organizations working to expand the right to vote for Black...
Milwaukee's first Juneteenth Day celebrated community's 'vitality,' despite the rain
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor Milwaukee's first Juneteenth celebration, it rained. But it didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm...
Blacks shouldn't have to lose identity to promote Juneteenth events
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuneteenth is my favorite holiday. It’s the oldest known commemoration of the end of slavery in...
Juneteenth 2024: Events in, near Baton Rouge
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry proclaimed that Juneteenth Day would take place on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as a legal state holiday to honor the day Black...
Gov. Jeff Landry gives state workers Wednesday off to observe Juneteenth
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGov. Jeff Landry will close state offices Wednesday in observance of Juneteenth, a holiday...
Celebrating Juneteenth in NEPA
WBRE via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEYEWITNESS (WBRE/WYOU) — Juneteenth Day is still a few days away but celebrations kicked off in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties. Plenty of people...
Milwaukee Strong: Juneteenth was wonderful, don't let the 0.1% dominate the conversation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor 99.9% of the day, Milwaukee’s Juneteenth Day celebration was a wonderful showing of love, coming...
Here are some of the ways the Milwaukee area is celebrating Juneteenth this year
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJuneteenth is a special holiday that honors the enslaved African-Americans who were freed on June...
What you may not know about the ‘Father of Juneteenth’ Al Edwards
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTexas State Rep. Al Edwards speaks while watching election results on March 2, 2010, in Houston....