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With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...
Yes, UPS stores will be open and pickup and delivery services will be available on June 19. The Federal Reserve considers ...
From boardrooms to classrooms, Juneteenth now feels fraught.
At 5 p.m. on June 20, the Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois will be holding the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Block ...
Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...
Lincoln Land Community College will host the third annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. The self-guided walk around the ...
Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...
A Juneteenth Celebration, featuring a car show, food trucks, live entertainment, and a tree-planting ceremony by U.S. Senator ...
Juneteenth is a fine thing. First and foremost, the end of slavery is something we all should commemorate and remember.
Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped ...
Be bold enough to ask what history lives in your backyard. Be brave enough to learn what you were never taught.
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 “famous.” ...