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NEW ORLEANS — After passing unanimously in both the House and Senate, on June 11, 2021, Governor John Bel Edwards signed a bill designating Juneteenth as a Louisiana state holiday.
Fireworks start at 8:30 Raúl M. Grijalva Visit to New Orleans for Bus Tour and Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 18 — St. John the Baptist Parish Bus Tour ...
Juneteenth will be celebrated in New Orleans with events in the area. The holiday remembers the emancipation of enslaved people in America and was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our nation’s holiday that celebrates when all citizens were free. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates when the enslaved in Galveston, Texas ...
New Groove Brass Band performs in the kickoff second line parade for the New Orleans Juneteenth Festival past "The Stories of Us" exhibit in Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, Thursday, June 19 ...
NEW ORLEANS — Juneteenth, the holiday so pivotal in the history of the Black community in the U.S., is receiving newfound recognition across the nation in 2020. The June 19 holiday commemorates ...
The Juneteenth Celebration began on Ben Burkett’s farm in Petal, Mississippi, in 2021 but moved to New Orleans City Park in 2023.
Choreographer and dancer Edward Spots will celebrate Juneteenth at the New Orleans Museum of Art with his show Motion to Move 2024. The event, at 7 p.m. Wednesday (June 19), ...
NEW ORLEANS — Juneteenth celebrations were fun filled Monday across New Orleans. The day marks the day the last of the African American slaves in Texas were told about their freedom, two years ...
These states clearly want Black people to remain free-ish. L.A.’s New Orleans Corridor, on the other hand, is about freedom. Community celebrate the newly named, “New Orleans Corridor.” ...
The New Orleans-based organization will start serving hot meals at 11:30 a.m. at Lorraine’s Cafe at 2000 South Claiborne Ave. Juneteenth Celebration ...