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The African American Historical and Genealogical Society of Colorado Springs hosted the Juneteenth celebration outside the Westside Community Center in Old Colorado City on Thursday afternoon.
Fred Edwards, — founder of Fred's Dissonance and a lead organizer for Juneteenth events in Fargo, Moorhead and Jamestown — along with community organizers and volunteers, set up the series of events ...
Wilson African American Cultural Center’s most recent monthly Intermission event series fell on Juneteenth, a Federal holiday ...
The Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center hosted ‘Roots: Black Art in These Hills-View From My ...
With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally rang true for more Americans.
Two of the biggest cities had Juneteenth celebrations, highlighting the culture, tradition, and history of the holiday.
Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 that enslaved African Americans, isolated in Texas, learned they had been freed. Some ...
Juneteenth has long been celebrated by the African American community. The holiday dates back to June 19, 1865, marking the day the last remaining enslaved people in Texas found out they were free.
But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...
Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, is being celebrated across the country this week with parades, cookouts, and educational ...
The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before ...
Whether it's a nice suit or a nice evening gown, St. Joseph residents put their best outfits together for the St. Joseph ...