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Juneteenth History: How the Holiday Started and Evolved Over Time
Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
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How did Juneteenth get its name? Here’s the story behind the holiday’s title
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
Rev. Al Sharpton, filmmaker Spike Lee speak out on Juneteenth
Rev. Al Sharpton and filmmaker Spike Lee marked the holiday by speaking out about racial injustice, immigration reforms, and ...
Trump stays silent about Juneteenth, doesn’t issue proclamation, on day he once honored as president
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
‘What Is Juneteenth?’: A day of reflection and learning
Thursday marks four years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, but for many Americans, the meaning behind the day is ...
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What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth?
What is Juneteenth? What is the proper way to celebrate it? Should holiday observers attend barbecues and cookouts? Should ...
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Kenosha’s Juneteenth Celebration honors Black history, freedom and the power of community
Kenosha marked Juneteenth with music, unity and celebration, as families gathered at Civic Park for the city’s fifth annual ...
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“Juneteenth & the Price of Freedom” on Morning Energy
Freedom, in any case, is only possible by constantly struggling for it.” -Albert Einstein On June 17, 2021, President Joe ...
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Juneteenth Celebration recognizes progress and work still to be done
It was a celebration with meaning as people came out late Thursday afternoon for a Juneteenth Celebration at Lions Park in ...
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Washington celebrates Juneteenth marking emancipation, Black perseverance
My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.
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Juneteenth 2025: Grand Rapids celebrates 160th anniversary with parade, festivities
Juneteenth celebrations in Grand Rapids kicked off Thursday, June 19, with a parade along Eastern Avenue, followed by ...
Trump not hosting Juneteenth events as Biden heads to Texas for celebration
President Donald Trump will not commemorate Juneteenth, despite previously taking credit for the relatively new federal ...