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Ashanti headlines the R&B Music Experience. Our picks for the 2025 Juneteenth holiday also include a silent dance party and a ...
A Juneteenth parade celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the city and to the world took place Saturday on ...
From wellness retreats to lectures and film screenings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. There will be celebrations ...
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 ...
An early Juneteenth celebration Saturday in Richton Park was the first of several this week int he south and southwest ...
The history of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and how it's celebrated.
The early Juneteenth celebrations continued in Springfield on Friday.
Juneteenth Chicagoland’s Intersection of Celebration and Calls for Justice The mid-June sunshine reveals Bronzeville streets ...
Coinciding with both Juneteenth and Pride Month, a new health clinic offering culturally competent care to Black LGBTQ+ ...
The 2025 Juneteenth Festival is presented by Far South CDC with the support of sponsors and partners including Special Service Area #45, the City of Chicago, 21st Ward Ald. Ronnie Mosley, Illinois ...
On Juneteenth I think about all the freedom fighters — famous and forgotten — who walked before us. And I think about all of ...