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AHOSKIE – Juneteenth has come to represent for many African-Americans what the Fourth of July represents for all Americans – ...
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has folks wondering how to celebrate.
Several events are being held in the Houston area to commemorate the day slaves in Galveston learned that they had been freed.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday? - Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation ...
As we enter the summer we reflect and celebrate the deep legacy we are entrusted to uphold. In the span of just a few weeks, ...
All Crossville City offices, as well as Cumberland County Offices and Tennessee state government buildings, will be closed ...
They were honoring the past and celebrating the future on Tuesday at the Erie Veterans Hospital during their second annual ...
Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...
Juneteenth Oregon is a locally-based nonprofit working to preserve and amplify the history of Juneteenth, a day representing freedom and independence for Black Americans and a state holiday! Every ...
Juneteenth falls on Thursday, June 19 in 2025. Here's what to know about whether banks, post offices and shipping services ...