Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although city offices are closed, there is still plenty to do around our area to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth marks 1865 when ...

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The Triangle offers an enormous range of opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth - whether by taking tours of museums and historic sites or enjoying live music, food and celebrations. Juneteenth ...

For Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in its entirety. Today, the country observes ...

Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, worked hard to see it become a federal holiday. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on why... Good morning. You're reading a special Juneteenth ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Wednesday is Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free. That was more than two years after President ...

Juneteenth celebrations this year offer something for Brooklynites of all ages, with dance, music, food, and educational events taking place around the borough. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the ...

Celebrated annually on June 19, Juneteenth celebrations are going on for days in Cincinnati. Find events here, from block parties to food tastings. Sign up for our Newsletters Live After Five: ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Although city offices are closed, there is still plenty to do around our area to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth marks 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out ...