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Juneteenth was recognized as a Massachusetts state holiday in 2020, signed into law by the governor at the time, Charlie Baker. Juneteenth was recognized as a Massachusetts state holiday in 2020 ...
“Today as we celebrate Juneteenth, together we are reminded of the promise of America,” Harris said in opening remarks. “A promise of freedom, liberty and opportunity, not for some but for all.
With this reckoning came a renewed interest in Juneteenth, a holiday that has long been celebrated by Black Americans for more than 150 years, as it commemorates the end of slavery in the United ...
Juneteenth celebrations often include lectures and exhibitions on African-American culture. [15] The modern holiday places much emphasis on teaching about African-American heritage. Karen M. Thomas wrote in Emerge that "community leaders have latched on to [Juneteenth] to help instill a sense of heritage and pride in black youth."
First celebrated Remarks April 15: Jackie Robinson Day: Major League Baseball: 2004: Opening day for Jackie Robinson's first season June: Odunde Festival: Philadelphia community: 1975: Celebration of the Yoruba people: February: Black History Month: Black Students Union: 1970: February in the United States and Canada, October in the United ...
President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Juneteenth (aka Jubilee Day, Freedom Day or Emancipation Day) with a star-studded event.
Juneteenth flag. Haith founded the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation, and he led the holiday's first Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony in Boston's Roxbury Heritage State Park in 2000. [3] [13] Haith designed the Juneteenth flag in 1997, [14] and in 2000 (after the addition of the text June 19, 1865), he copyrighted the design. [15]
Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, is a national holiday this week. Juneteenth, short for "June Nineteenth," commemorates the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take ...