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Juneteenth Museum Planned for Historic Fort Worth, Texas Neighborhood
Fort Worth could soon be home to the National Juneteenth Museum, preserving the history of the national holiday and furthering historical education about oppression and freedom.
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Juneteenth Celebrated in Boston, Across Nation
The now national holiday was celebrated throughout Massachusetts and across the U.S.
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‘All About the Love': Roxbury Reunites For Juneteenth
As Stephenie Jackson-Wilson poured charcoal into her portable grill Saturday, she struggled to recall a single year she missed the Roxbury Homecoming in Boston’s Franklin Park before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “That was very disappointing. That was – wow. It was devastating for the world – that pandemic,” said Jackson-Wilson, a lifelong resident of Roxbury. Although…
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Juneteenth, Recalling End of Slavery, Is Marked Across US
Parades, picnics and lessons in history are all part of Juneteenth events in the U.S. The day is carrying even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery
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‘All About Love': Boston Celebrates Juneteenth at Franklin Park
Hundreds came out to Franklin Park on Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth, which is now considered a state and federal holiday in the United States.
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Under Trump, Juneteenth Was Marred by Controversy — With Biden, It's a Federal Holiday
The contrast between former President Donald Trump’s final Juneteenth in the White House and the lead-up to President Joe Biden’s first is stark.
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Boston Celebrates Juneteenth, Now a State and Federal Holiday
Boston celebrated Juneteenth on Saturday for the first time as a federal and Massachusetts state holiday. June 19 commemorates the end of slavery. From Copley Square to Dorchester and Brockton, the now national holiday was celebrated across the Bay State. There was food, music and other entertainment at a large ceremony Saturday at Franklin Park, with other events also held…
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Temperatures Soar in Time for Weekend
The weekend’s here and the temperatures are soaring. We’ll be on the verge of a heat wave in many spots, thanks to warming in all levels of the atmosphere. While the heat peaks on Monday, the humidity will be around through Tuesday. The biggest issue this weekend is who will see the storms — and when. Guidance (I use...
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Weather Forecast: Hot With Scattered Showers and Storms
Saturday: Morning shower to humid sun to a late evening storm. Highs 85-90. Saturday night: An area of rain and thunder. Lows in the 60s. Sunday: Bright and warm, slight chance isolated afternoon storm. Highs in the 80s. Monday: Hazy, hot, humid. Chance storm late. Highs 90-95.
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Federal Holiday Pressures Companies to Give Juneteenth Off
The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country
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Juneteenth Celebrations Get Underway Friday Night at Nubian Square
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston acting Mayor Kim Janey, a Democrat, were among those who came together to mark the holiday in Nubian Square in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood.
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Boston Kicks Off Juneteenth Celebrations With Nubian Square Event
Some of Massachusetts top political leaders gathered with activists and local residents Friday to celebrate the country’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston acting Mayor Kim Janey, a Democrat, were among those who came together to mark the holiday in Nubian Square in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood, which is the...
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Hundreds Expected to Attend Attleboro's Juneteenth Event at Capron Park
Juneteenth is a federal holiday for the first time this year, but on Saturday, Attleboro, Massachusetts, will be holding its second annual event to mark the day. Debra Britt has been celebrating Juneteenth since she was a child. “It has always been about the family, the community, the food, the coming together,” she said. Now Britt is helping to sponsor…
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‘We Have to Have Hope:' Juneteenth Observances Planned in Vt. Communities
Vermont nonprofit organizations and municipalities are hosting Juneteenth observances this weekend—putting Black art, culture, heritage, and history center stage on June 19, the date in 1865 when the final slaves in Texas learned about their overdue freedom. Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski, and Hartford are among the Vermont communities hosting Juneteenth celebrations. Congress and President Biden authorized the date as a new…
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Attleboro Ready for Juneteenth Celebration
Attleboro residents are getting ready for Saturday’s Juneteenth celebration at Capron Park.
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Here's How Vermont Is Celebrating Juneteenth
Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski, and Hartford are among the Vermont communities hosting Juneteenth celebrations.
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The Significance of Juneteenth Becoming a Federal Holiday
Perry Russom sat down with NAACP Boston President Tanisha Sullivan to talk about what Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday means to her and how we can use this momentum to pass meaningful legislation.
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Harriet Tubman Museum Opens on Juneteenth
The museum in Cape May features a nine-foot statue of Tubman leading an enslaved girl to freedom.
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Let's Not Make Juneteenth Another ‘Hallmark Holiday,' Professor Says
After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slaves in Texas were not told they were free. Things didn’t change until 1865 when troops arrived to ensure that. “You can in fact be free, but if you don’t recognize it, you’re going to live like an enslaved person,” Emory University professor Andra Gillespie says about the history of Juneteenth.
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Dear Companies, No Black Squares This Juneteenth
Now that Juneteenth is a national holiday, many on social media are on watch to see if it will go the way of Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and other major holidays that were intended to commemorate significant moments or people in American history. That is to say: many are hoping they won’t start seeing Juneteenth mattress sales in the...