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This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.
Here's a list of what government and local services as well as major businesses, grocery stores, restaurants and more are ...
Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the US, is observed with festivals and events, though the current political climate raises concerns about its recognition. Despite potential challenges ...
Juneteenth — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of all American slaves on June 19, 1865 — isn't well known outside the Black community, but historian and UCLA professor Brenda Stevenson ...
Juneteenth is one of America’s oldest holidays and is observed each year on June 19 to mark the official end of slavery in the US. The day, which gets its name from combining June and 19, has ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “very famous.” ...
Juneteenth marks the day -- June 19, 1865, when enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free -- two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect and two ...
June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the ...
President Trump hinted at ending federal recognition of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S. But there are ...
The Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday ...
Opal Lee, known to many as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year’s Walk for Freedom march due to a recent hospitalization.
More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake. Thursday’s weather for the walk, which began shortly after 5 p.m., was ...