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The federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, which this year is Thursday. Here’s the holiday plan for offices in ...
Grilled meats, watermelon, and hibiscus are often served on the holiday not only to bring communities together, but to honor ...
Top corporations rushed to observe Juneteenth in 2020. Today they are still commemorating the federal holiday but not with ...
On March 1, 1890, the California Supreme Court, in Wysinger vs. Crookshank, reversed the lower court decision and ordered ...
The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings ...
Celebrate Juneteenth where many say the holiday was first celebrated in L.A. back in 1949, with live music (drum circles, jazz, and DJ sets), poetry, line dancing, health and wellness resources, and a ...
Juneteenth Celebration (East Palo Alto): June 21, 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m., Bell Street Park. The City of East Palo Alto and Live ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
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It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden. Long a regional ...
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021. On ...
June 19, 2025 marks 160 years since enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed. INDIANAPOLIS — For ...