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Juneteenth is the next federal holiday. DEI has caused confusion around the holiday, so what does it mean this month for ...
EbonyFest, a free Juneteenth celebration held in Gastonia, will take place June 14 and 19. The festival includes a parade, ...
A Juneteenth festival in Gastonia is now a city-run event. Last week, organizers revealed that they would have to pay over ...
Dozens of supporters of EbonyFest, which puts on the Juneteenth festival, and two other African American-led events came en ...
Partnering with community center Northcott Neighborhood House, Summerfest’s new A Taste of Juneteenth event will celebrate food and culture as an extension of Milwaukee’s annual Juneteenth ...
Indy Juneteenth organizers announced they are cancelling this year’s parade after failing to secure a location for the event with the City of Indianapolis. However, James Webb, co-founder and ...
Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and was able to see what the inside of the upcoming National Juneteenth Museum will look like with the ...
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Members of the Royal Court of National Miss Juneteenth Georgia Padgent pose for photographs on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Juneteenth People's Parade on ...
Middletown hosted its second Juneteenth parade on Wednesday, drawing hundreds of people sporting Juneteenth-themed T-shirts on one of the hottest days of the year. Families cheered on local dance ...
For many Black Americans, Juneteenth is a day to remember their ancestors being freed from slavery and to celebrate the progress that has been made since then. Juneteenth commemorates the day when ...
June 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day ...