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Kinfolk Fest brought hundreds to Waterfront Park where many celebrated black culture and supported local black businesses.
Denver’s Juneteenth Parade marched through the Five Points neighborhood, kicking off the Juneteenth Music Festival on Sunday, ...
Communities across East Texas like Kilgore, Longview, Marshall and Tyler all celebrated Juneteenth this weekend. Juneteenth ...
Here are ways West Michigan communities are commemorating Juneteenth's 160th anniversary: Justice 4 All Juneteenth Jam - June ...
Thousands celebrated Juneteenth at the annual Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver's historic Five Points neighborhood on ...
Juneteenth turns 160 years old. Officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021—becoming America’s 11th national ...
The Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated amongst Black communities for over one-and-a-half centuries. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that the end of slavery was announced in ...
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in ...
The event featured a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation from Brian Bibeau, who's been long involved in the event, who portrayed Brigadier General McCook. Attendees joined to commemorate May ...
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation changing the legal status of slaves to free people on Jan. 1, 1863, but the war between the Union and Confederacy would go on for ...
The 64th Annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration in Gary — a constant to usher in the new year — also ushered in a new era for the Interfaith Clergy Council of Gary & Vicinity as its ...