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1. Juneteenth - What You Need to Know

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     25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout

     Summer may seem far away, but it’ll be here before we know it, and with it, Juneteenth. This holiday honors the effective end of slavery in the United States and is a major summer event for many African American families and communities. If you’re planning to host or attend a cookout, barbecue or picnic this year, you should have some stellar dishes—soul food and otherwise—on the menu. Read on for 25 Juneteenth recipes created by Black cookbook authors and bloggers. They run the gamut from butte

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     50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom

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     Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the ‘grandmother of Juneteenth’

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     Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering commitment to civil rights

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     ‘Byron Allen Presents Juneteenth’ honors Black trailblazers

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     ‘Byron Allen Presents Juneteenth’ to celebrate centuries of Black excellence

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     CultureCon lit up Los Angeles during Juneteenth weekend

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     Top Republican presidential candidates were noticeably silent about Juneteenth

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     TheGrio’s ‘Freedom Forward’ special celebrates Juneteenth and the best of Blackness

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     Beyoncé celebrated Juneteenth with a Black designer ‘tour-drobe’

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     This Juneteenth, leaders vow to fight against declining freedoms for Black Americans

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     Turn a page toward freedom with these Juneteenth reads

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     Office workers try to derail Juneteenth party with ‘petty’ Fourth of July decorations: ‘Black people are Americans too right?’

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     7 ways to celebrate Juneteenth

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     How to Celebrate Juneteenth And What Food To Make

2. www.history.com › news › what-is-juneteenthWhat Is Juneteenth? | HISTORY

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   Jun 19, 2015 · In June 2021, Congress passed a resolution establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday; President Biden signed it into law on June 17, 2021. Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops...

3. www.nationalgeographic.com › culture › articleWhat is Juneteenth—and how did it become a federal holiday?

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   Jun 12, 2023 · EXPLAINER. Juneteenth is America’s second Independence Day—here’s why. Observed on June 19, the nation’s newest federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in Texas. Here’s how it came to be...

4. apnews.com › article › what-is-juneteenth-f77ddd12436ad02d8124e7d48abe9db4What is Juneteenth? A look at how it became a federal holiday |...

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   Jun 7, 2023 · The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday.

5. www.latimes.com › world-nation › storyThe story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

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   Jun 15, 2023 · The holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, second Independence Day and Emancipation Day. It began with church picnics and speeches and spread as Black Texans...

6. www.nytimes.com › article › juneteenth-day-celebrationJuneteenth: The History of a Holiday - The New York Times

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   Jun 19, 2023 · President Biden signed legislation in 2021 that made Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, a federal holiday, after interest in the day was renewed during the summer of 2020 and the...

7. www.npr.org › 2021/06/17 › 1007805614Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday, Commemorating Slavery's End

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   Jun 17, 2021 · Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday, Commemorating Slavery's End. June 17, 20214:13 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Adrian Florido. 3-Minute Listen. Playlist. President Biden signed a...

8. nmaahc.si.edu › juneteenthJuneteenth | National Museum of African American History and...

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   Jun 19, 2020 · Commemorative Collection. Community Day. The First Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom.