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CHARLOTTE, NC — From Uptown to University City, Juneteenth celebrations covered Charlotte on Thursday. The story of Juneteenth began 160 years ago when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ...
Salem hosted its second annual Juneteenth Jam Festival Thursday at Charlotte Forten Park to celebrate the federal holiday.
It kicked off with a prayer service Wednesday night. There's a screening of a documentary on the history of Juneteenth on Friday. The celebration continues through the weekend with it's big event ...
organizers in Charlotte are standing firm in their commitment to honoring Juneteenth. The Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas, now in its 28th year, is said to be the longest-running celebration of ...
President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On ...
NEW YORK — (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting on Friday in a quiet return to trading following the Juneteenth holiday.
Thursday, June 19, 2025 marked the national holiday of Juneteenth and many gathered in places across the country to celebrate. Juneteenth is commemorated each ...
ORLANDO — Juneteenth is the oldest nationally recognized celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when the last African American ...
It became a federal holiday in 2021. Here's how Central Florida is celebrating Juneteenth this year. 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration — Alonzo Williams Park. 225 M.A. Board Street. Saturday ...