Juneteenth

Today is the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day when African-American slaves in Galveston, Texas were finally granted their freedom – two-and-a-half years after Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and just over two months after the  TULSA, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma NAACP announced Friday it is calling for support of a statewide silent prayer service on … Read more

Juneteenth is the celebration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. Often cited as the African American Independence Day, the celebration of Juneteenth originates from Galveston, Texas, where on June 19, 1865, the word of the Emancipation Proclamation  CUSTOMERS CAN EXPECT TO PAY ABOUT A DOLLAR MORE FOR 12-OUNCE BAG. TODAY PEOPLE ACROSS THE … Read more

Juneteenth is a freedom celebration dating back to 1865, when two hundred and fifty thousand African-Americans finally got the word that they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln. Here in Richmond  This weekend, The African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrates Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day slavery was … Read more

In the decades following Juneteenth, several former slaves would travel back to Galveston to celebrate their Independence Day. The day would include entertainment activities such as rodeos, baseball and barbecuing. Guest speakers and prayer services  Therefore, be it resolved in the Dallas County Commissioners Court that Juneteenth and its historical mimicking of freedom is just … Read more

Albany. Tributes to poet and memoirist Maya Angelou, who died May 28 at 86, will be part of three local Juneteenth celebrations this weekend as a focal point for the African-American community and an important symbol of the end of slavery as well as an  The annual celebration became an "official" state holiday in 1980 … Read more

We are approaching the celebration this week of the day that the last of the legally enslaved people in the U.S. received word of their freedom in Galveston, Texas, on June 19th in 1865—now called Juneteenth and which took  The Coachella Valley's biggest Juneteenth celebration took place Saturday at the La Quinta Resort & Spa. … Read more