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The City of Kilgore celebrated Juneteenth with a parade and cookout on Saturday. The Kilgore Legacy Foundation hosted the event and presented scholarships to their 2025 Juneteenth king and queen for essays they wrote on freedom.
The mood of the nation is different now than it was when Juneteenth became our newest federal holiday in 2021. Even with the cheeky Walmart products and other commercial exploits of the holiday, it seemed that there was an openness,
The city held its fifth annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 14, at Rainbow Lagoon Park, with Lalah Hathaway, a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, headlining a day filled with music, dance, food and cultural installations.
The Statesman has gathered 9 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in the Austin area.
Hundreds gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tyler on Saturday morning to celebrate freedom, heritage, and resilience during the city’s annual Juneteenth parade.
Boston weather is set to heat up in the coming week, with “strong to severe” thunderstorms likely to hit around Thursday, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
Juneteenth turns 160 years old. Officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021—becoming America’s 11th national
For the fourth year in a row, hundreds gathered on Medina’s square to celebrate freedom and solidarity with the community’s observance of Juneteenth.
Across North Jersey, Juneteenth is being celebrated with various events, from the release of a new report on reparations to a silent walk in Bergen County.
Juneteenth is often described as the day “slavery ended in Texas,” but the truth behind it tells a deeper, more sobering story - one that includes deception, delay, and a hard-won arrival of justice.