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- Originating in Galveston, Texas, it commemorates the belated announcement of emancipation to enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865, following the conclusion of the Civil War. This day symbolizes the end of chattel slavery in the U.S. and represents freedom, resilience, and the enduring struggle for civil rights and equality.
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The National Miss Juneteenth USA Scholarship Pageant is designed to encourage and empower young African American women to embrace their diversity and culture while pursuing higher educational goals and is accompanied by lessons in our shared historical legacies.
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Jun 14, 2021 · Kennedé Wallace, 16, won the 2019 Miss Juneteenth pageant for Austin, Texas. Because of the pandemic, she’s held her crown and title for an additional year, a responsibility she said she’s...
Jun 18, 2021 · For Black communities across the country, a Juneteenth celebration isn't complete without a Miss Juneteenth pageant. African Americans all across the US congregate annually to commemorate...
- Henry Blodget
Feb 13, 2024 · Miss Juneteenth is a scholarship program for African American girls in grades 10-12 who want to earn college scholarships and serve the Tri-Cities community. The current Queen, Alyssa Dunston...
- Noel Anderson
Miss Juneteenth is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples and starring Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, and Alexis Chikaeze. The plot follows a single mom and former teen beauty queen who enters her daughter into the local Miss Juneteenth pageant.
Jun 17, 2021 · Former Miss Juneteenth Triniti Franklin, 19, donated gowns to the pageant, and her family served as a sponsor for one participant this year.