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Juneteenth History: How the Holiday Started and Evolved Over Time
Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner honored at Saturday's Juneteenth parade | Watch live on KHOU 11+
Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner will be honored in this year’s Acres Homes Juneteenth Parade.
We spent 8 hours at Ebony Beach Club's 'Juneteenth on the Pier'
This year, for the first time, the beach club took over the Santa Monica Pier. Here's everything that went down.
Celebrating black music month at this year’s Juneteenth Joyfest in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In the heart of Omaha’s black community, Joyfest is a celebration of culture and heritage. Part of that ...
Arlington man files lawsuit claiming racial harassment after noose found at North Texas hardware store on Juneteenth
I feel like it was a message," Devondrick Hartsfield said. "It was very intentional. I was the only Black man there." ...
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Juneteenth is one of the events making Galveston a unique place
Galveston’s place as the birthplace of Juneteenth is significant. In 2021 Juneteenth became a federal holiday. For years, the ...
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Jadakiss Takes Center Stage At Stormy All About Us Juneteenth Festival In N.J.
The skies may have opened up with rain and lightning, but Jersey City, N.J., never backed down. The third annual All About Us ...
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What does Juneteenth celebrate? Meaning and origins, explained
This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth, which commemorates the day the last group of enslaved people found out they had been freed. Long a holiday in the Black community and ...