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How did Juneteenth get its name? Here’s the story behind the holiday’s title
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as president
But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...
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Wichitans celebrate Juneteenth
Honoring history celebrating culture and speaking truth through art. Tonight, Wichita marked Juneteenth with rhyme, ...
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‘We’ve come a long, long way’: Juneteenth celebration in Kirby marks 160 years since last enslaved people were freed
Juneteenth 2025 marks 160 years since the last enslaved people were freed from Galveston, two years after the Emancipation ...
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On Juneteenth, Kansas City remembers the fight for freedom: 'We can never forget'
At the Juneteenth Cookout, families, adults and teenagers gathered together to celebrate the day commemorating the end of ...
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Washington celebrates Juneteenth marking emancipation, Black perseverance
My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.
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Iowa City celebrates Juneteenth
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday, celebrating freedom and the end of slavery in the United ...
Rev. Al Sharpton, filmmaker Spike Lee speak out on Juneteenth
Rev. Al Sharpton and filmmaker Spike Lee marked the holiday by speaking out about racial injustice, immigration reforms, and ...
Juneteenth Celebration in Roanoke
The Blacks in Technology of Southwest Virginia put together a Juneteenth Celebration: A Day of Independence and Unity at the ...
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Juneteenth flag ceremony held in North Las Vegas
Juneteenth, held every June 19, commemorates the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of ...