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Juneteenth seen as day to reflect on freedom, Black Catholics’ contributions and ending racism
The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
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Savannah honors Juneteenth with second annual Walk to the River
Thursday, June 19th, is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the day when the last enslaved Americans were finally freed ...
Former Pres. Biden joins Juneteenth festivities for first time since making it a federal holiday
Biden spoke about remembering and honoring the past while working for a better future. The Galveston community honored the ...
Trump not hosting Juneteenth events as Biden heads to Texas for celebration
President Donald Trump will not commemorate Juneteenth, despite previously taking credit for the relatively new federal ...
Here’s what’s closed Thursday in Carroll County for Juneteenth
Most federal, state, and local government offices in Carroll County will be closed, including the United States Post Office.
Juneteenth endures even as the rest of Black history is under attack by Trump and GOP. Here’s why.
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
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Juneteenth 2025: What businesses are open and closed in Houston?
Houston is observing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, with many services and businesses closing to honor the day that ...
On Juneteenth, don’t forget Barbara Jordan
If she were alive, Texan Barbara Jordan would heartily endorse the celebration of Juneteenth, the federal holiday signed into ...