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The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.
Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...
Communities across Florida are gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth — a celebration of slavery's end in the U.S. Here's what is ...
Juneteenth Tasting Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Celebrate the cuisine of the ...
Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...
A celebration of Black history and freedom, the day rose in prominence following the sweeping protests against racial ...
Juneteenth celebrates the end of the slavery in the United States. But when was the holiday created, and how did it get its ...
Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we approach Juneteenth, let's also acknowledge some ugly truths ...
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day, celebrates Black freedom ...
America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.
The African American Advisory Board with the Jacksonville mayor’s office is holding a celebration for Juneteenth on Tuesday.
Songs of Liberation” will include traditional Black spirituals civil rights songs and more modern protest songs.