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  • Published on Jun 12, 2025

    Black Soldiers to Be Celebrated at African American Civil War Memorial on Juneteenth

    By Hazel Trice Edney Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for African-Americans, comes this year amidst diminishing respect for the contributions of enslaved people and their …

    Source: Westside Story Newspaper - California - Neutral
  • Published on 03:07 GMT

    Slavery Marker Will Finally Have a Home in Downtown Newport

    Slavery Marker Will Finally Have a Home in Downtown Newport After years of delay, the Newport Middle Passage Port Marker will have a home in a prominent down­town location not far from sites where Africans were auctioned into slavery. The Newport City …

    Source: Newport This Week - Rhode Island - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 12, 2025

    The Museum of African American History marks Juneteenth with Free Music, Dance, Tours, and Family Friendly Offerings

    Special to the Times The Museum of African American History I Boston & Nantucket (MAAH), in collaboration with the Boston Ujima Project, Heritage Marketplace, and Black-owned businesses, will celebrate Juneteenth with programs for visitors of all ages …

    Source: Beacon Hill Times - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 11, 2025

    A musical tradition with its roots in slavery is revived to celebrate emancipation

    A man is beating a stick on a wooden box. Singers are taking short shuffling steps to the rhythm. This is the Santa Barbara Ring Shout Project. Ring Shout is the oldest African-American performance tradition in North America, and was first practiced by …

    Source: KCLU - California - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Jun 10, 2025

    OpEd: America’s First Statue to a Black American

    Last Updated on June 9, 2025 by BVN Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. Whenever I speak to students or even adults, I like to ask a simple question: “Who was the first African American to be honored with a public statue in the United States?” The most common guess is …

    Source: Black Voice News - California - Left-wing
  • Published on 12:31 GMT

    The history of Juneteenth has long winded through Aurora and Denver

    Princess Rayniyiah Alexander of Denver wears her crown during a parade to mark Juneteenth on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest news Sign up for our free newsletter to …

    Source: The Sentinel Colorado - Neutral
  • Published on 08:53 GMT

    Weeklong Series of Events will Mark Juneteenth in Greater Williamsburg

    WILLIAMSBURG — Juneteenth will be celebrated with a weeklong series of events in greater Williamsburg, the Juneteenth Community Consortium announced. Juneteenth is the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, marking the date …

    Source: Williamsburg Yorktown Daily - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on 08:50 GMT

    From Alpine to Wanaque, NJ man on mission to find Black burial grounds

    North Jersey residents continue to uncover information about African American burial grounds, prominent and hidden, in the area. Junteenth, observed on June 19, commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Paterson resident David Benjamin …

    Source: The North Jersey Record - New Jersey - Neutral
  • Published on 07:07 GMT

    Juneteenth: Pause to Reflect On This Significant Holiday 

    Dr. Joanne Martin, co-founder and president of the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, continues one of the museum’s missions “to stimulate an interest in African American history by revealing the little-known, often neglected …

    Source: The Baltimore Times - Maryland - Pending
  • Published on 08:47 GMT

    Celebrate Juneteenth across North Jersey, from concerts to fireworks

    Across several North Jersey counties, there will be various Juneteenth events. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, and five years after Gov. Phil Murphy made it a state holiday, events will be held …

    Source: Daily Record - New Jersey - Neutral
  • Published on 14:14 GMT

    Kids Don’t Just Need A Father Figure. They Need A Dad

    A few weeks ago, after a rare torrential rainstorm, my 16-year-old son and I pulled out a ladder to check one of the gutters on our house for a blockage. After setting up the ladder, my son, whose courage has always outstripped his caution — much to his …

    Source: The Federalist - Right-wing
  • Published on 14:47 GMT

    Juneteenth in Florida: Celebrations of freedom, culture and unity

    Linda McGee, chair of the Juneteenth Committee in Daytona Beach, poses with the 2024 Lil Mr. Juneteenth and Little Miss Juneteenth along with the 2023 Little Miss Juneteenth. DUANE C. FERNANDEZ SR./HARDNOTTSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM Juneteenth National …

    Source: Florida Courier - Neutral
  • Published on 07:07 GMT

    Juneteenth Deserves the Same Reverence as the Fourth of July

    As the country approaches another Fourth of July—its annual celebration of independence—there is another patriotic milestone that deserves equal attention: Juneteenth. While fireworks, parades, and patriotic songs fill the streets on July 4, a quieter and …

    Source: The Baltimore Times - Maryland - Pending
  • Published on 12:52 GMT

    Biggest Juneteenth celebrations across the Valley this week

    Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., is celebrated annually on June 19th. It became a federal holiday in 2021 under President Biden. The holiday's name originates from the date Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to …

    Source: AZ Central - Arizona - Neutral
  • Published on 07:07 GMT

    2025 Juneteenth Events

     President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. At this point in time, the American Civil War had already been raging for years. The passage of the Thirteenth Amendment after the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865 …

    Source: The Baltimore Times - Maryland - Pending
  • Published on 11:35 GMT

    Juneteenth in Pensacola includes festivals, food, unity

    Come July, we'll celebrate the nation's freedom and independence. But on Juneteenth, we celebrate the freedom and independence of the nation's people. All of its people. And, actually, we'll be celebrating on Juneteenth − June 19th, as well …

    Source: Pensacola News Journal - Florida - Pending
  • Published on 13:17 GMT

    Juneteenth celebrations kick off with 31st Community Unity Walk in Ann Arbor

    The official holiday is June 19th, but on Saturday, the Ann Arbor NAACP kicks off their Juneteenth celebrations with the 31st Community Unity Walk to Wheeler Park. First observed in Ann Arbor on June 18, 1994, Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in America …

    Source: WEMU - Michigan - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on 08:58 GMT

    When is Juneteenth 2025? What Juneteenth means and how to celebrate explained

    Americans will celebrate their next public holiday on Thursday, when 19 June is commemorated as Juneteenth across the US. The holiday was created after Congress passed a bill on the subject in June 2021, with then President Joe Biden later signing the …

    Source: Indy100 - Left-wing
  • Published on 13:06 GMT

    Shining light on the Underground Railroad

    GERMANTOWN — The Germantown Community Library, Large Community Room, N112-W16957 Mequon Road, will be hosting genealogist Vicki Ruthe Hahn on Wednesday, June 18, for a special presentation about the Underground Railroad. The event is scheduled to begin at …

    Source: GMToday - Wisconsin - Indeterminate

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