Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate...
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slavery. Juneteenth may also refer to: "Juneteenth" (Atlanta), a television episode "Juneteenth" (Black-ish), a television episode Juneteenth (novel),...
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Miss Juneteenth is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples and starring Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, and Alexis...
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The Juneteenth flag is a symbol for the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. The first version was created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith and that early...
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Juneteenth (1999) is the second novel by American writer Ralph Ellison. It was published posthumously, compiled as a 368-page condensation of material...
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Pan-African flag (section Juneteenth)
American community have adopted the Pan-African flag to represent Juneteenth. The Juneteenth holiday became an official federal holiday June 17, 2021 and does...
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that made June 19th a federal holiday. Also called "Juneteenth National Independence Day," Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865 belated announcement...
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floating Monday) Juneteenth (June 19) Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest...
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The National Juneteenth Museum is a planned museum in Fort Worth in Texas. Designs for the museum were unveiled in June 2022. The museum will be designed...
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considered to be soul food in the South. The color red is often used in Juneteenth celebrations to symbolize bloodshed in the fight against slavery. It is...
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hit songs "Jireh", "Talking to Jesus" and "Wait on You"; and Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition, which attained commercial success and garnered widespread critical...
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"Juneteenth" is the ninth episode of the first season of the American comedy-drama television series Atlanta. The episode was written by Stefani Robinson...
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the biographical sports drama 42 (2013), and the independent drama Miss Juneteenth (2020). From 2013 to 2016, Beharie starred in the Fox supernatural drama...
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Civilized Tribes" in which they agreed to end slavery. In June 2021, Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., became a federal...
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The Pop Out: Ken & Friends (category Juneteenth)
held at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on June 19, 2024. The Juneteenth and Black Music Month celebration marked Lamar's first major performance...
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Black-ish season 4 (redirect from Juneteenth (TV episode))
Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers (millions) 73 1 "Juneteenth" Anton Cropper Peter Saji October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) 401 4.71 The Johnsons...
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Gordon Granger (category Juneteenth)
January 1, 1863. June 19 is now commemorated by the federal holiday of Juneteenth since 2021. Granger was born in Joy, Wayne County, New York, in 1821 to...
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Rise of Skywalker (2019; $32.2 million) that doubled as a record for the Juneteenth federal holiday since it began in 2021 (at $30.1 million), and the highest-grossing...
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Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition is the fifth live album by American contemporary worship music collective Maverick City Music, which was released via Tribl...
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Opal Lee (category Juneteenth)
in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth". On June 17, 2021, President...
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17, Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which officially declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth is the first new federal...
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Tenderloin neighborhood. June 22 Charlotte (2) North Carolina 4 10 14 During a Juneteenth block party over 100 shots were fired by multiple gunmen into a crowd...
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Juneteenth, a celebration of emancipation from slavery, was introduced to Oregon in 1945 by Kaiser Shipyard worker Clara Peoples, was recognized by the...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day; there...
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General Gordon Granger. Violence marked the early months of Reconstruction. Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston...
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Jon Batiste (section Juneteenth 2020 celebration)
personal and professional interests". In June 2020, Batiste took part in the Juneteenth celebration in Brooklyn, New York with a day of protests, marches, rallies...
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the FBC was featured at the Battery Park Juneteenth celebration, providing "a brief history of Juneteenth" alongside bluesmen Michael Hill, Jerry Dugger...
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the removal of Confederate monuments in Tennessee, and advocated for Juneteenth to become a national holiday. In 2020, Swift urged her fans to check their...
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Ashton Villa (category Juneteenth)
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of the words June and nineteenth. Former slaves in Galveston rejoiced in the streets with jubilant celebrations. Juneteenth...
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Leimert Park, Los Angeles (section Juneteenth)
decades-long Juneteenth tradition in Leimert Park". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved June 21, 2024. "'This Is Beautiful': Thousands Gather At Annual Juneteenth Celebration...
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