The SWLA Juneteenth Committee will host its 22nd annual celebration from April 26 to June 21, 2025, in Lafayette.

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in Texas in 1866, with community gatherings featuring cookouts, prayers, and dances. In time, however, white people in certain areas began restricting ...

President Abraham Lincoln, under political pressure, issued the Emancipation Proclamation ... campus community members celebrating, eating lunch, and learning together. In 2024, the celebration ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli issued a proclamation at the Feb. 11 Township ... and cultural development of both our nation and our community; and WHEREAS, the 2025 theme of Black ...

This Proclamation had ... will be a variety of events and community festivals geared toward recognizing the important date. In New York, the 15th Annual Juneteenth NY Festival will kick off ...

Juneteenth Santa Barbara is a local celebration of the national ... This event, now in its eighth year, centers around a free community celebration that will be held at Plaza Del Mar Park in Santa ...

The proclamation, moreover ... music and food truck The Eustis Estate will host a Juneteenth celebration of freedom and community with live music, food, dancing and family-friendly activities ...

It was over 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ... by collaborating with community leaders, organizations and individuals. "Juneteenth reminds us ...

“This is what it looks like when a community ... The Juneteenth holiday, sometimes called Freedom Day, has its roots in President Abraham Lincoln’s revered Emancipation Proclamation.

A year before President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ... immediately contributed to the health of the D.C. community and developed medical breakthroughs you might not realize ...

The event will feature music, food, and an opportunity to meet and connect with the UTSA community. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is often cited as African-American Independence Day. Even though the ...