Recognizing Juneteenth, defending its place in our national consciousness, is not just about honoring the past. It is about being fully aware of what we are up against and choosing the kind of future ...

If you’re unsure about what Juneteenth is, you’re not alone. Our generation learned about things that impacted the Black community like slavery and Jim Crow laws in school, but I was in my 20s ...

Juneteenth KC celebrated its 14th annual Heritage Festival on Saturday in honor of Juneteenth—commemorating the day in 1865 ...

Sanford and Orlando Entertainment hosts a Juneteenth block party at the Sanford Riverwalk with live music, food, dancing, arts and crafts. The free festival is from 4-9 p.m. June 21 at 401 E. Seminole ...

Juneteenth, a federal and state holiday, is celebrated as America’s second Independence Day. While slavery ended for some with the President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 ...

Khadija Wade, who owns Safari Beauty Supply at 465 E. 3300 South in South Salt Lake, said this year marked her third time setting up at the Juneteenth festival.

This free Juneteenth celebration will have a Black-Owned business bazaar, hands-on crafts and activities and history about Juneteenth. The Strasenburgh Planetarium will have showings for an ...

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, which commemorates the recognition of freedom for enslaved Africans in Texas in 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

CANTON ‒ Staff at the William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum celebrated Juneteenth with a craft project that featured a Juneteenth flag. Tameka Ellington, curator of black history, led ...

EVPL East will host a Juneteenth craft event from 10 to 11 a.m. June 20 in its auditorium. Saturday, June 21 Angel Mounds free day. Angel Mounds will be free to enter in honor of Juneteenth on ...

On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth), enslaved people discovered they were free. The Emancipation Proclamation wasn’t ratified until December 1865, making it the 13 th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

That includes a conversation with Patricia Perez and how being a Craft kid influenced her civil rights work, gallery talks, film screenings, and a Juneteenth craft. FREE. 300 N. Houston St.