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50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoOn June 19, 1865, Texas became the last state to finally enforce the law. Since then, Juneteenth is...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 4 hours agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 1 day agoElected to the Texas State Legislature in 1979, Edwards authored and championed the bill that established Juneteenth as a state holiday in Texas. His vision ...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 1 day agoJuneteenth, the day that acknowledges the end of slavery, became an official federal holiday in 2021. To honor this occasion, for the second year in a row ...
Emancipation celebration that pre-dates Juneteenth continues in Columbus - Home - WCBI TV | Telling...
WCBI Columbus· 9 hours agoMost people associate the Emancipation of former slaves with Juneteenth, especially since it was...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 7 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 6 days agoLee, a Fort Worth activist, is known for her long and successful effort to have Juneteenth...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 6 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 6 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...