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Juneteenth events are taking place across Central Iowa, with many organized by community leaders and volunteers, including a celebration in Ottumwa where the planning committee shared their ...
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Scranton and Wilkes-Barre came alive to celebrate Juneteenth with a block party. Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square was where the Unity Collective chose to host a Juneteenth ...
10 News Reporter Omose Ighodaro was at the Juneteenth celebration in Patrick County Thursday evening and was able to speak with Kimble Reynolds Jr, the Rock Spring Descendants Committee Chair.
It was Thursday night — Juneteenth — and the sun was shining after a brief downpour. The Big Band Jubilee, an annual live music celebration, had been delayed for a bit by the weather.
"We normally, as an organization, do not hold events on Juneteenth because there's so many organizations across the greater Des Moines area that want to do events," Bradley said. "I live for this day.
IN A NEW LOCATION FROM 12 PEOPLE TO THE LARGEST JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME OF THESE VENDORS WERE HERE FOR THE VERY FIRST GATHERING, AND IT STARTED OFF. IT WAS SMALL. IT WASN’T ...
METROPOLIS, Ill. (KFVS) - Juneteenth is the nation’s newest federal holiday and the first new holiday since Martin Luther King, Jr., Day became one in 1983. It’s not just a day off work, but ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Juneteenth is a significant day in history, honoring the day in 1865 that marked the end of slavery in the United States. With the beautiful weather Thursday, many people spent the ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Long before Juneteenth was recognized as a national holiday in 2021, one Coastal Bend family had a vision. In the early 1970s, the late Dorothy Benson was inspired to ...
It's Juneteenth and what better way to celebrate than with local festivals. This year marks 160 years since emancipation, and 26 years since the city of Winston-Salem recognized Juneteenth as a ...
Deneen Holmes, of Calumet City, shows her Juneteenth pride at Thursday morning’s parade in Flossmoor. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown) “It’s a happy thing,” Holmes said.
The Juneteenth Lake County Parade & Festival begins at 1 p.m. near 14 S. Genesee St., Waukegan. Juneteenth in the Burbs! runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine.