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The Kilgore Legacy Foundation is now taking applications for its 2024 Juneteenth Queen and King, to be presented at our 10th annual Black Tie Gala, formally known as the Red

Freedom Fest at Kilgore City Park was a smash hit Monday, as crowds turned up despite the heat to celebrate the legacy of Juneteenth with music, food and fellowship.

The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock, hosts its 14th Juneteenth celebration, "Juneteenth in Da Rock," starting with the Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony, 10:30 a.m. today.

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In this photo essay, Boston University faculty, staff, and students reflect on what Juneteenth means to them and talk about how they observe the holiday.

Including our special guest tonight 94-year-old opal lee, the grandmother of juneteenth. shell be first to tell you it was a lot of people not just me. but, boy oh, boy what a journey of pain and purpose she has had to very much help this country get to today. so today when it was signed, standing ovations. hugs from the president. all kinds of shout outs at the white house. prepare yourself to be inspired. a rare opportunity to be with a civil rights icon in the midst of their work. people are ...

Civil rights icon in the midst of their work. people are now getting their arms around what juneteenth means. what it will mean for them when it comes on the 19th and to be honest were not all on the same page about tomorrow or where we need to be as a country. now, a little bit of faqs. juneteenth short for june 19th, 1865. why then? that is when lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. no. it was 1863. it was more than two years later. why? slaves were kept in servitude. that is what the ...