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Several communities in the region have Juneteenth events, and at the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, organizers say there is an ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
Let Marylanders be at the forefront of a growing movement to recognize the end of slavery and work toward a better, more ...
Juneteenth celebrations have kicked off in Odessa and Midland and will continue through Sunday, June 22nd. June 19 marks the ...
We don't need to party like it's 1865. But we can celebrate the end of slavery with America's greatest abolitionist.
We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the ...
PITTSBURGH — Juneteenth festivities get underway Thursday in the City of Pittsburgh. The holiday commemorates the end of ...
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
Since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, its recognition has continued to grow in Michigan and nationally too.
JEFFERSONVILLE – Juneteenth is one of the newest federal holidays celebrated in the United States. It commemorates the day ...
According to a 2024 Congressional Research Service report, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have designated Juneteenth as a permanent paid and/or legal holiday through legislation or ...
NYC has many ways to celebrate Juneteenth this year. Here's everything you need to know about the federal holiday.