Music festivals, parades, marches and more commemorate Juneteenth across America. Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day.
The 157-year-old holiday, the name of which is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," commemorates the day in 1865 ... For those looking to celebrate or pay tribute to Juneteenth but unsure ...
He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...
For the fourth year in a row, the Medina community will come together in the city’s historic square to observe Juneteenth.
Florida state senator Geraldine Thompson will celebrate freedom and unity ... Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in 2021 but is rooted ...
This was the day, Juneteenth ... a time for all Americans to celebrate our independence, human rights, civil rights and freedom.” The Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo will be held from Saturday ...
The Black Expo’s “Juneteenth on the Ohio River” will return at 4 p.m. June 21 in English Park. This will be OBE’s eighth Juneteenth celebration overall, following its debut program in 2018. Juneteenth ...
"Beloved" by Toni Morrison: Morrison's haunting masterpiece delves into the psychological scars of slavery and the quest for freedom ... In the present day, Juneteenth serves as a platform ...
As celebrations erupted and cannons fired in 1776, my ancestors' freedom ... to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday last year. But this year, Juneteenth falls on the same day as Father's ...
Juneteenth is all about celebrating freedom, and this year, that celebration is hitting the road—literally. MCTS has teamed ...
MLS has announced a wide-ranging series of initiatives to celebrate ... Juneteenth and amplify the voices of the Black community within and beyond sports. “Juneteenth is a day to honor the ...