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President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On ...
Salem hosted its second annual Juneteenth Jam Festival Thursday at Charlotte Forten Park to celebrate the federal holiday.
Thursday, June 19, 2025 marked the national holiday of Juneteenth and many gathered in places across the country to celebrate. Juneteenth is commemorated each ...
CHARLOTTE, NC — From Uptown to University City, Juneteenth celebrations covered Charlotte on Thursday. The story of Juneteenth began 160 years ago when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ...
On Juneteenth, the federal holiday celebrating the moment when the last enslaved people received word of the Emancipation ...
The workshop held at the University City Regional Library was a partnership with the Observer and The Charlotte Mecklenburg ...
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is considered the longest African American holiday.
Several communities in the region have Juneteenth events, and at the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, organizers say there is an ...
Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...
For the last seven years, For the Struggle has hosted a Juneteenth celebration, but this year, the annual event will be an ...
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...
Thursday is the opening day of the Queen Charlotte Fair in Concord. Enjoy rides, shows, games and fair food through July 5.