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Juneteenth festivals face disruptions amid change in DEI policies
Juneteenth was established as a federal holiday in 2021 to recommit to "equity, equality, and justice," but this year the ...
Police ask for public’s help solving two-year-old murder
Jonathan Shields-Pullum was shot multiple times on June 17, 2023, around 6:45 p.m. during a celebration at Liberty Station.
Juneteenth 2025: What to know, including what’s open
The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...
San Marcos to host inaugural Juneteenth celebration, thanks to a local couple
In June 2022, Lionel and Natalie Saulsberry hosted a Juneteenth celebration in their driveway for friends, neighbors and ...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in the Bay Area
Juneteenth Celebration (East Palo Alto): June 21, 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m., Bell Street Park. The City of East Palo Alto and Live ...
Community events in San Diego County: From Juneteenth Jubilee to Art in the Village
A sneak peek at upcoming County community events, including street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows, ...
Is Juneteenth a holiday? What's open and closed on June 19
Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...
Juneteenth celebrations scaled back due to funding shortfalls
The shrinking financial support coincides with many companies severing ties with LGBTQ celebrations for Pride this year.
In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship
Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...