The Center for African American History, Art & Culture, and the City of Aiken will host Aiken’s 2023 Juneteenth Celebration Monday, June 19 through Saturday, June 24.
Here's everything to know about Juneteenth, including when it is, why we celebrate it and the 2023 Cincinnati Juneteenth festival.
After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in .
Juneteenth is Monday, June 19th.
Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day or Black Independence Day.
Lafayette leaders and the Southwest Louisiana Juneteenth Committee marked the official launch of this year’s Juneteenth celebrations with a flag-raising ceremony Friday morning.
He can do it by setting the negro free.
Juneteenth is considered the longest-running African-American holiday, being honored in African-American communities each year since 1866.
The Juneteenth Family Fun Day is Saturday, June 10th, from 11 a.
Despite June 19 being designated as a national holiday, Illinois law allows local municipalities to decide whether to recognize the day.
Juneteenth is a federally-recognized American holiday observed on June 19.