Los Angeles, California Local News
When Was the First Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles? – LAmag
[ad_1] Public events started in 1975, but the NAACP marked it a decade earlier Pacoima was the first place the city celebrated Juneteenth in…
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Washington DC Local News
Juneteenth 2026: Your guide to celebrating in the DC area
[ad_1] WTOP has curated a list of D.C.-area events organized in celebration of Juneteenth 2026. The U.S. will observe Juneteenth on Friday. Officially recognized…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
Another Charlotte festival pauses, citing ‘circumstances outside of our control’
[ad_1] The Durag Festival, held last year at the Blackbox Theater, is taking a pause in 2026. Durag Festival Charlotte’s Durag Fest — a…
Entertainment
WOP WOP WOP WOP WOP: Funniest (And Pettiest) Tweets From Kendrick Lamar’s Aubrey-Annihilating #Gangchella Show
[ad_1] Source: Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch Social media is ABLAZE over Kendrick Lamar’s now-legendary ‘The Pop Out: Ken…
Detroit, Michigan Local News
Fact check: Whitmer didn’t snub Hamtramck city officials at Negro League event
[ad_1] When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state officials joined more than 100 Negro League baseball fans to celebrate Juneteenth at Historic Hamtramck Stadium…
San Francisco, California Local News
Juneteenth joy in East Bay muted by death of Willie Mays
[ad_1] PLEASANT HILL — As people celebrate Juneteenth, many are also remembering Willie Mays and what he meant for the Black community. In Pleasant…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Tampa Bay group quilts together history on Juneteenth
[ad_1] CLEARWATER, Fla. — Americans across the country are celebrating Juneteenth on Wednesday. It’s the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they were…
Dallas, Texas Local News
PHOTOS: Opal’s Walk for Freedom Brings Out Hundreds in Dallas on Juneteenth
[ad_1] Opal Lee and several hundred friends and supporters took a walk to remember Wednesday morning, a 2.5 mile trek near Fair Park to…
Pop Culture
Juneteenth Movie Watchlist
[ad_1] Ever since Juneteenth became a national holiday, corporations have been trying to do to it what they’ve done with Pride: strip it of…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
City of Lakeland officially recognizes Juneteenth for the first time
[ad_1] LAKELAND, Fla. — The City of Lakeland is recognizing Juneteenth as on official, paid holiday for the first time. Juneteenth, which was declared…
Washington DC Local News
Juneteenth: What’s open, what’s closed in the DC area – WTOP News
[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know about D.C.-area government schedule modifications and closures this Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, a Union general informed…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
North Shore to host Juneteenth celebrations
[ad_1] North Shore communities will commemorate Juneteenth next week with flag raisings and celebrations. Swampscott, Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Lynn, Hamilton and Wenham kicked off…
Cleveland, Ohio Local News
Going downtown? Here are road closures, parking info
[ad_1] CLEVELAND (WJW) — With the city’s Juneteenth festival on Saturday, then a Rolling Stones concert that evening at Cleveland Browns Stadium, downtown traffic…
Washington DC Local News
Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia – WTOP News
[ad_1] WTOP has curated a list of area events organized in celebration of Juneteenth 2024. On Wednesday, June 19, the United States will observe…
Technology
Juneteenth Hack brings Black artists together with augmented-reality tech
[ad_1] A group of tech-driven artists from Oakland kicked off their inaugural Juneteenth hackathon this week, a tech event aimed at changing the way…
Washington DC Local News
Godfather of Go-Go’s son leads Chuck Brown Band at Maryland concert to ring in Father’s Day, Juneteenth – WTOP News
[ad_1] This Saturday, the Chuck Brown Band headlines a special concert at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, from 12 to 5 p.m.…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Juneteenth celebrations across Tampa Bay for 2024
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. — Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, became a federal holiday after President Joe Biden signed the legislation on June 17, 2021. The day commemorates…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Juneteenth celebrations kick off at Tampa Museum of Art
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Museum of Art has commissioned Ya La’ford for an original work as the 2024 Juneteenth artist, hosting her in conversation ahead of…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
Juneteenth festivals, events and other celebrations to mark the holiday in Charlotte
[ad_1] Barbarette Talley, right, of the Queen City Senior African Drummers, plays the djembe alongside her groupmates during the Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas…
Detroit, Michigan Local News
Detroit Juneteenth concert with Commodores, Pointer Sisters, and Detroit Youth Choir announced
[ad_1] Entertainment company 313 Presents will host its first Juneteenth Celebration this year at the Fox Theatre. The evening includes performances by Grammy-winning Motown…