Black historians find ways to celebrate Juneteenth amid Tennessee crackdowns on DEI
The ribbon commemorating June drapes historical markers in one of Knoxville’s several cemeteries, and enslaved people are buried. (Photo: Angela Dennis) As Tennessee cities prepare for a celebration in June, deeper questions remain with leaders unfolding, vendors set up and finalizing programs to celebrate Black liberation: What does it mean to celebrate national freedoms that […]
Sierra Vista celebrates Juneteenth holiday with local event
Sierra Vista, Arizona (KGUN) — Juneteenth is a day of African-American emancipation and is widely recognized as the oldest celebration of the end of legal slavery in the United States. “When Juneteenth became a national holiday, that’s when everything started to grow and get bigger,” Suzette Johnson said. It is truly a blessing. “ The […]
Blinken Sucks Up To Slave Labor Nation On Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebrates the day when America’s last slaves were finally told they were freed. Despite being relegated to federal holiday status under the more sinister auspices of Black Lives Matter’s “race tally”, this is a sublime moment in American history and one worth celebrating. be. In Washington, reprimanding the average American for the continued need […]
Juneteenth is emancipation day — but it’s also a labor holiday
If the United States really is Independence Day, today will be the closest this country has to an actual Independence Day. Its official name reflects that. June 10th, National Independence Day, is set out in a bill signed by President Biden two years before him to recognize a federal holiday. But it would be a […]
Juneteenth Celebration Turns Deadly, Leaving One Dead And 22 Injured
Twenty-three people were shot Sunday in a Chicago parking lot celebrating Juneteenth, leaving 22 wounded and one dead, according to the Associated Press. According to a report by the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, the violence began at a strip mall in Willowbrook as residents gathered to celebrate Juneteenth peacefully when several people suddenly began firing […]
Juneteenth to be celebrated in Flagstaff, at South Rim, this weekend
Daily Sun Stuff Several events will be held this weekend in Flagstaff and northern Arizona to commemorate Juneteenth, as Union soldiers took the more than 250,000 black Americans still enslaved in Texas after the Civil War ended. Celebrate the day you were released. The community is invited to join the Coconino County African Diversity Advisory […]
Yuma NAACP Chapter invites the community to their Juneteenth celebration
Saturday, June 17th from 6-10pm at Carver Park YUMA, Ariz. (KECY, KYMA) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter in Yuma has been in operation for 91 years and will host a commemorative Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. We plan to hold it again. at […]
L.A. formally makes Juneteenth a holiday for all city workers
The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to enact Juneteenth as a permanent paid vacation for city employees. It’s been a year since then-Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the proclamation creating the holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States. The holiday commemorates two months after the end of the Civil War and […]
