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Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Black Fourth of July and second Independence Day among other names The post A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: ...
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared a holiday in 1986. [90] [91] [92] Juneteenth also falls within the statutory Honor America Days period, which lasts for 21 days from Flag Day (June 14) to Independence Day (July 4).
Opal Lee (born October 7, 1926) is an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth". [2] On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed Senate Bill S. 475, making Juneteenth the eleventh federal holiday. [3]
The Juneteenth flag was designed in 1997 by activist Ben Haith (also known as "Boston Ben"). [1] Haith displayed the first version of the Juneteenth flag in June 1997 at Boston's John Eliot Square District. It was described by Patricia Smith of the Boston Globe as, "A banner adorned with sunbursts and flaming candles". [2]
The city of Fayetteville and the Cool Spring Downtown District hosts its 3rd Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, with the theme: Their Wildest Dreams from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Festival Park, 335 Ray Ave.
The Juneteenth flag, designed by Ben Haith, contains colors and symbols that represent freedom, possibility and opportunity.
(Reuters) - Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a ...