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Thursday, June 19, 2025, marks the annual federal holiday of Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the ...
For more than 150 years, June 19 has been a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Communities across the ...
Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...
Trash pickup in Atlanta is changing this weekend in observance of Juneteenth, said city officials. Trash services will not be ...
ArtsXchange features free film events Friday ("Art in Action," about Atlanta artists and art nonprofits) and Saturday ("Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat" on Congolese independence) ...
On Saturday, June 21, the museum will also host a live Juneteenth performance by Djoli Kelen to help kids and parents reflect on the meaning of freedom. There’s also a fun Father’s Day craft station ...
Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...
It’s been four years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, and Black revelers in metro Atlanta are finding unique ways ...
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers about Juneteenth and several Juneteenth events in Atlanta.
Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still ...
The baby of a woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been on life support since February was delivered early Friday morning, her mother said. April Newkirk told ...
Magnolia Pictures will screen '40 Acres,' starring Danielle Deadwyler, on Juneteenth for free for select audiences.