SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott S.U.R.E. Diversity founding member Ralph Edwards will be celebrated as a Local Black Excellence ...
The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...
The Juneteenth Committee 1865 has launched a community shoe drive with five drop-off locations. The drop-off locations include: Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) (second floor), New Mount Zion Baptist ...
In the complex tapestry of American history, the rules governing what enslaved people could or couldn’t wear played a ...
Specifically, Juneteenth celebrates the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was made effective in 1863, made it to Galveston Bay in Texas June 19, 1865. Juneteenth was made a ...
Plano, Illinois recognized Juneteenth as a holiday in February 2021. That same year, it became a state and federal holiday. However, event organizers announced on social media that the 2025 ...