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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY MARCH PLANNING COMMITTEE v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIOLeagle.com... the City also supports other processions under the 2008 ordinance, such as the annual Juneteenth Celebration and the San Fernando Easter Procession. ...
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New life on the laugh trackMinneapolis Star Tribune... had clowning gigs in schools and at events including the St. Paul Winter Carnival, Head Start's 40th anniversary and the recent Juneteenth celebration. ...and more »
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ASKIA-AT-LARGEWashington Informer... just as Juneteenth—June 19, 1865—does for the last official day of slavery in this country, more than a quarter of a million dollars was spent on the ...
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Personal problems complicate longtime goalTMC NetIn the past, John says, AFI has sponsored a mobile exhibit that's appeared in various local venues and launched a Juneteenth Celebration in 2005 at Moscow ...
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Valley Leaders Celebrate Ackerman's LifeSan Fernando Valley Business JournalAbout 350 people met for a “Celebration of Life” reception at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood on Sept. 1 to watch a commemorative video ...
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Gus Macker tournament rescheduled for SaturdayClovis News Journal... the Clovis Rotary Club held its ninth annual soapbox derby competition and the annual Juneteenth celebration drew thousands to Potter Park. ...
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Cleveland AdvocateJuneteenth committee awards scholarships to five area studentsCleveland AdvocateThe Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation, founded by Don Smith, encourages area youth to establish a legacy of leadership in their respective ...
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Hispanic former representative hopes for more minority presenceLubbockOnline.comYou invite him to a parade, to a Juneteenth celebration, to a pachanga (Spanish for a party), or to any other event and he'd be there or he'd sponsor it. ...
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Insiders: Places To Go, People To Meet, Things To DoMount Vernon GazetteJuneteenth celebrates the joyous day in African-American history when slaves in Texas first learned of their emancipation. Family-oriented celebration ...
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LaTonya Blige's career change 2Washington Post (blog)She was given the key to the city of Buffalo recently and performed at a gospel festival and Juneteenth Day celebration there. Next comes a promotional tour ...
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Judge orders Lowndes supervisors to pay county back for donation to nonprofit ...WREGThe organization sponsors the annual Juneteenth celebration and supports several theater productions in the area. Brooks tells The Commerical Dispatch board ...Supes must pay back illegal donationsThe Commercial Dispatchall 9 news articles »
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Supes must pay back illegal donationsThe Commercial DispatchThe organization sponsors the annual Juneteenth celebration and supports several theater productions in the area, Brooks explained. ...Judge finds donation illegal, orders repaymentJackson Clarion Ledgerall 9 news articles »
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Ruston Daily LeaderA controversy at first 'site'Ruston Daily LeaderThe website developed by Rabon currently only has a bio of Andrus and information on Grambling's annual Juneteenth celebration. ...
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MoCity Civic Organization Awards Five ScholarshipsFortBendNowMissouri City Mayor Allen Owen and Councilman Don Smith, who is the founder and chairman of the Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation, ...
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...June 2, 2010 AfriClassical posted, in part: “The 25-member MusicUntold Chorale will open Long Beach JUNETEENTH WorldWide at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center with 'I Dream a World' by Langston Hughes, musical arrangement by Dr. Rosephanye Powell; and 'A...
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Rochester organizations receive grants to help girlsPost-BulletinRochester Juneteenth Celebration will get $14000 to support its Art of Yoga Project, which helps at-risk teen girls. In Austin, the Parenting Resource ...
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Ironton TribuneLocal artists on display all over the Tri-State this summerIronton TribuneIt is also a continuation of the Juneteenth celebration of black art. The finalists of the Juneteenth Art Expo were invited to show their work at the ...and more »
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2010 Black Art Expo spotlights local artistsHuntington Herald DispatchFor the first time, their art was part of Huntington's Juneteenth Celebration this year. "One of our members, Gary Taylor, had been a juror in their show ...
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Letter: Juneteenth a successRockford Register StarBy Anonymous Once again we had a most beautiful day and another successful Juneteenth celebration with more than 1500 people attending the 20th annual event ...
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Manchester High teacher vying for prestigious awardChesterfield Observer (subscription)The Bellwood chapter of Blacks in Government recently hosted the 10th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at DSCR. The guest of honor was Virginia Sen. ...
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Remember 'all have sinned…'Selma Times-JournalIn June, we have the Juneteenth celebration. In August, we have the Voting Rights Bill signing celebration. Those events are fine with me. ...
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Summer is full of pure joyOpelousas Daily WorldWe also thank her for Juneteenth Celebration. With hundreds preparing for the JS Clark gathering in October, the city will be transformed into one huge ...
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Jamaica GleanerHealthy lifestyle: Emancipation foodsJamaica GleanerThe celebration has come to be known as Juneteenth. The Juneteenth celebration is for many African Americans in the South a celebration comparable to the ...
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Cheers & Jeers for Thursday, July 29FayObserver.comCheers to Nero B. Coleman, who hosted the Juneteenth celebration in June. I think he did an excellent job of trying to promote the Juneteenth celebration ...
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The Lufkin Daily NewsLufkin Daily NewsWe, the Friendship Social Club would like to thank the following patrons for making our Juneteenth celebration a success: Brookshire Brothers, KTRE TV, ...
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Help with GIAC programIthaca Journal... Tops, and the Ithaca Bakery for their contributions to the GIAC Senior Program's fundraising event at this year's Juneteenth Celebration. ...
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...it will become an annual event in Sewickley. Mrs. Redcross, 41, who organized the Sewickley Community Center's first Juneteenth celebration on June 19, explained the significance of the holiday. "Juneteenth is the name given to the day June 19, when in 1865...
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Wsup Young World? In This Clip Lieutenant arriving to the Juneteenth Festival to perform only to find out that "FIGHTS" were taking place and that ALL performances were being canceled
Patrick struggles to meet great expectationsBoston GlobeAt the Juneteenth celebration, Jean Sutt, a 65-year-old Mattapan resident, told Patrick she had called his office after her electricity was shut off, ...and more »
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Denton Record ChronicleEvent to offer taste of Young’s giving natureDenton Record ChronicleShe said he was responsible for launching an annual Easter egg hunt and Denton's Juneteenth celebrations, where he distributed free hot dogs and soft drinks ...and more »
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'Juneteenth' celebration on SaturdayBeloit Daily NewsBringing back the Juneteenth celebration to Beloit was a dream of the Rev. Floyd Prude Jr. Prude, who was the president of the Greater Beloit Minority ...
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Stills from 2010 Juneteenth Celebration at Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy, VA.
This is part two of the 2nd Wind Band featuring D'Anthoni from Fresh Mindz Productions performing at the 2010 Juneteenth Celebration. It was HOT outside but the band was hotter! The 2nd Wind Band features Tony on bass, Jake on lead guitar, Felix on soprano sax, Ricky on percussion, DJ Maurice Brown (Emcee/vocals) and D'Anthoni on the keys! Nice work gentlemen! Hope everyone enjoys.
Nick Curran and his band Lowlifes perform at Sons Of Herman Hall Dallas Texas 6-19-2010, Check out his new cd at www.eclectogroove.com
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...Elsinore NAACP chapter President Brian Tisdale. As families enjoyed free hot dogs and watermelon, Tisdale said the Juneteenth celebration is a chance for community leaders to reach out. “We get a lot of support here in Lake Elsinore,” Tisdale said. “Council...
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Held June 19th, 2010 at Martin Luther King Park in Lima, Ohio. A great afternoon for family fun, food, music and celebration. The event was funded and sponsored by the Black Enterpreneurs Alliance Network (Lima, OH).
To commemorate Juneteenth, the annual celebration of African-American emancipation in America, the Blockson Collection held a discussion on how African Americans can preserve family history.
Directed and Produced by Brian Hertzock Hertzock Entertainment Baton Rouge 800-979-1173 www.Herrtzock.com
On Saturday, June 19, NCM participated in another one of MNCPPC's stellar festivals, Juneteenth. Last year the event was overwhelmed by a torrential downpour, but this year we had gorgeous weather and a wonderful setup in Watkins Regional Park. The festival saw an estimated 3000 attendees, with several hundred children enjoying the NCM offerings of hat and flag decorating! Here is a taste of all the day had to offer.
Juneteenth: The power to live differentlyToledo JournalFast forward to June 19, 2010, the celebration and the power to live resonated at the Toledo Museum of Art's sixth annual Juneteenth Celebration, ...Annie Cutler: June + 19 = JuneteenthABC 4 (blog)all 2 news articles »
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Jacksonville Juneteenth celebration this weekendJacksonville Journal-Courier“The main mission of the Jacksonville Juneteenth UJIMA Committee is to provide awareness to all regarding the importance of the Juneteenth celebration,” ...
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The Juneteenth Celebration at Bessmer Park in Pueblo, Colorado on June 19, 2010.
Various pics taken by Vince Carey of Madison's Juneteenth Celebration
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...to a previous commitment, I couldn't make it to Juneteenth Day last weekend. That broke a 10-year stretch of regular attendance to the annual north side celebration along King Drive; by late Saturday evening, I wondered if there had been any problems as in...
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Despite heat, Juneteenth celebration called successistockAnalyst.com (press release)21--GAINESVILLE -- Nobody at Gainesville's annual Juneteenth celebration Saturday had a hotter job than volunteer Richard Johnson. ...Juneteenth celebrated in grand fashionNacogdoches Daily Sentinelall 3 news articles »
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The Money TimesCelebrating Emancipation on Juneteenth (VIDEO)Huffington Post (blog)That spontaneous celebration -- commonly called Juneteenth -- became prominent in many African-American communities, but never gained any official ...Colorful parade celebrates JuneteenthSan Francisco ChronicleJuneteenth: A Celebration of FreedomThe Sacramento PressJuneteenth celebration marks emancipation of slaves in the 19th centuryZanesville Times RecorderTrue/Slant -Hannibal.net -Journal Timesall 272 news articles »
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KCRA's Adrienne Bankert interviews VSP Mobile Clinic Operations Manager Niki M. and Sacramento Juneteenth Festival Founder, Gary Simon about the services VSP will provide at the event and the importance of annual eye exams.
First Take: Brown and Whitman in damage control. Fiorina's Juneteenth celebrationLos Angeles Times (blog)Carly Fiorina attended a Juneteenth celebration over the weekend and got a mixed reaction from the crowd. Alana Samuels looks at Laura Chick's role as the ...and more »
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Columbus DispatchJuneteenth CelebrationMount Airy NewsWilliam Pilson, 4, gets an opportunity to express himself artistically during the Juneteenth Celebration Saturday in the parking lot at LH ...Juneteenth celebration brings music, food and heritage to downtownTMCnetCommunity Comes Together In Juneteenth CelebrationWCCOHundreds Turn Out for 10th Annual Las Vegas Juneteenth CelebrationKLAS-TV (blog)The State Journal-Register -South Bend Tribune -Columbia Missourianall 59 news articles »
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KYMAYuma Juneteenth CelebrationKYMAJuneteenth celebrates the end of African American slavery in the United Sates. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers deliverd the news of Lincoln's Emancipation ...Yumans enjoy 'family reunion' at Juneteenth celebrationYuma Sunall 3 news articles »
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