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Denver’s Juneteenth Parade marched through the Five Points neighborhood, kicking off the Juneteenth Music Festival on Sunday, ...
Four singers from the Gullah islands off the coast of South Carolina are headed to Denver for a performance they will give at ...
Denver has one of the longest-standing Juneteenth celebrations in the country, dating back to the 1960s. The holiday marks ...
Juneteenth celebrations have been unofficially held for generations, and one of the biggest started in Denver in the Five Points neighborhood.
Gov. Polis celebrated Juneteenth in a statement on Thursday, referring to the now-also federal holiday as “Freedom Day,” as ...
Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is a reminder to Black women that we deserve rest in every ...
Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...
A one-day celebration replaced what's historically been an all-weekend event in Denver, celebrating the day the last slaves ...
Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of ...
Organizers of Juneteenth festivals across the country told ABC News that an anti-DEI climate has led to setbacks in acquiring financial support for the celebrations.