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  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Denver's Juneteenth Parade and Festival this Sunday in Five Points

    Denver has one of the longest-standing Juneteenth celebrations in the country, dating back to the 1960s. The holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States. It's a celebration of African Americans' long fight for freedom and this weekend, it …

    Source: CBS 4 - Colorado - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    How to celebrate Juneteenth in the Lehigh Valley

    Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, Juneteenth is the commemoration of June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in …

    Source: Morning Call - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    What you need to know about Rochester Juneteenth Festival on Saturday

    This Saturday, many Americans across the country will be observing Juneteenth, hosting cookouts, listening to music, catching shows and going to festivals — people in the city of Rochester included.  Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates June …

    Source: Daily Messenger - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    What Is Juneteenth: Significance, Are Markets Open, Is It a National Holiday and How To Celebrate It

    Juneteenth, celebrated annually on 19 June, marks a pivotal moment in American history, which is the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States. While President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on 1 January …

    Source: International Business Times - United Kingdom - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Black Detroiters Debate Support for Noncitizens Facing Deportation

    Marcus Kelley, founder of The ChangeUp: Midnight Coalition, says Black residents should join the fight to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Other politically engaged Black residents are saying otherwise. Photo: Samuel Robinson There’s a …

    Source: Michigan Chronicle - Left-wing
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    ‘Who controls the present controls the past’

    What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign. It usually characterizes an action, an individual or a society that is suppressing freedom, particularly the …

    Source: Mauritius Times - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Capital City Juneteenth Celebration canceled due to weather, but other celebrations continue

    The 5th annual Capital City Juneteenth Celebration has been canceled due to weather concerns organizers said Friday. The celebration was scheduled for Saturday, June 14, at Dix Park in Raleigh. WRAL is a media sponsor.  "A surge of tropical moisture …

    Source: WRAL 5 - North Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Unburying the Truth

    Retired film and television producer David Calloway, a San Pedro resident for more than 20 years, is a modern-day griot — a term of French derivation that describes a class of West African storytellers who preserved the true stories and lineages of their …

    Source: Random Lengths News - California - Left-wing
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Seattle-area Juneteenth events 2025: Where to celebrate

    Juneteenth celebrations are gearing up in and around Seattle to commemorate June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free — over two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth …

    Source: Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State - Pending
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Brooks Middle School students top Juneteenth speech contest

    Three Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School students were the winners of Ase Production’s Jubilee SPEAKS! Juneteenth Oratorical Essay Contest. Held for the second year, the essay contest put on by Juanta Griffin – a community centered Oak Parker and executive …

    Source: Oak Park Wednesday Journal - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    BCCO plans Juneteenth celebration

    Five days of events celebrates end of slavery The Black Cultural Council of Odessa has scheduled its annual Juneteenth celebration with five days of new and familiar events to unite the community while educating the public on the day’s importance. The …

    Source: Odessa American - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    City of Harrisburg kicks off first Juneteenth parade

    Harrisburg kicks off its first Juneteenth parade THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AND FOR MORE ON THE JUNETEENTH PARADE HERE IN HARRISBURG, LET’S SEND IT OUT TO GABRIELLE THOMAS, WHO IS LIVE FOR US IN HARRISBURG. GOOD MORNING. GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING MIKE. …

    Source: WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania - Pending
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Oak Park youth program director speaks on the importance of Juneteenth

    Chris Thomas is executive director of YourPassion1st, a youth empowerment organization offering mentorship for male students in grades 6-12. The purpose is to help them find and follow their passion into the work force or entrepreneurship. Thomas explained …

    Source: Oak Park Wednesday Journal - Illinois - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Forest Park Mayor Hoskins brought Juneteenth to suburbs

    Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins grew up in Galveston, Texas where Juneteenth was first celebrated in 1865 when still enslaved Black people first learned they had been freed. Union troops brought word more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln …

    Source: Forest Park Review - Illinois - Pending
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    We Must Have Courage

    Like many, I’ve experienced the past months as an unrelenting, reckless assault—not only on people, especially the most vulnerable among us: immigrants, the poor, the disabled, LGBTQIA+ individuals, BIPOC communities, women, children, veterans, students, …

    Source: Lion's Roar - Pending
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Fort Smith to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday at Riverfront Park

    FORT SMITH -- The city will celebrate Juneteenth a bit early this year. For the third year, the Fort Smith Round Table will sponsor the city's Juneteenth Celebration at Riverfront Park in Fort Smith on Saturday. The event is taking place earlier than …

    Source: River Valley Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas - Pending
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Juneteenth 2025: Here's what's open and closed in Ohio on the holiday

    Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, 2025, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S. Designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth will close most federal offices, banks, and post offices. Retailers like Costco, Walmart and …

    Source: The Daily Record - Ohio - Pending
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Remembering Baba Bradley Simmons, Durham's legendary African and Afro-Cuban drumming master

    If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved. Simmons was a veteran instructor of West African and Afro …

    Source: WUNC - North Carolina - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Fourth Annual Juneteenth Celebration At Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm

    The local community initiative Bee AWARE will hold its fourth annual Juneteenth celebration at Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s Salt Bay Farm, at 110 Belvedere Road in Damariscotta, on Thursday, June 19. (Courtesy photo) Juneteenth, a day celebrated by …

    Source: The Lincoln County News - Maine - Neutral

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