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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This year marks the third year that New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday. However, while Juneteenth technically combines the words June and nineteenth, the state of ...
Today is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday from what will be closed today and why ...
June 19, also known as "Juneteenth," marks an important moment in American history when Union troops announced the freedom of all slaves. On that day in 1865, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger ...
As Juneteenth approaches, Jackson is ready to party — especially at The Two Mississippi Museums, where admission will be free for the whole day. For Jackson, which is more than 82% Black ...