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The sparklers have dimmed. The flags have been folded. The booming echoes of July 4th have quieted, leaving behind the ...
The Juneteenth Youth Summit took place Saturday, June 28, at the Goose Creek Community Center. Juneteenth is a federal ...
TROY — Multiple Troy students were among the winners of Oakland County’s first Juneteenth Art & Essay Contest.
The Midwest Underground Railroad Network and Chicago Association of African American Storytellers are presenting freedom ...
Juneteenth became a tradition on June 19, 1865, when Gen. Gordon Granger sailed into Galveston, Texas, and issued a proclamation that gave freedom to a quarter-million Blacks in Texas who were ...
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S. in 2021 but has been celebrated in Texas since 1866. As time passed, communities in other states also started to mark the day. “There’d be ...
Moor’s Brewing won the Samuel Adams 2025 Brewing the American Dream competition and will receive a year of financial ...
The Plainview Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Independence Day fireworks show on July 11. The show was initially scheduled for July 2, per tradition, but was rescheduled due to the forecast.
Salt Lake Community College hosted its fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Music Festival on June 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the ...
Thursday is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. From Berks County to the Lehigh Valley and beyond, celebrations are underway around our region.
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OPINION: Why Some Black Americans Skip July 4th for Juneteenth
In the Black community, language can be resistance, and lately, a new greeting has gained power and popularity: “Happy 15 ...
While the federal Juneteenth holiday marked its fourth observance as a U.S. federal holiday, people in the Virgin Islands ...