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Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style at the NAACP Juneteenth Brunch in Bakersfield.
The final day of the three-day Juneteenth celebration was held at Patriots Park in Bakersfield, hosted by the local NAACP chapter.
Celebrations of America's newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, are growing across the country and in Bakersfield with local groups organizing events over several days. On Thursday's federal holiday ...
Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday ...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas ...
Since early June, more than two dozen people have been arrested by immigration agents in San Francisco. Often these arrests ...
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In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship
While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866.
June 19 is a federally recognized holiday, and an official holiday in Washington state. State and federal offices will be closed.
Juneteenth celebrations keep getting bigger and bigger.
Plano, Ill., made national news in 2021 when it designated Juneteenth a holiday before the state or federal government. But this year, Plano’s fifth annual celebration is canceled.
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