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ABC 7 To Celebrate Juneteenth With Our Chicago: Food For The Soul.

ABC 7 celebrates Juneteenth with a half-hour special hosted by Anchor/Reporter Cheryl Burton Saturday, June 15 at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 16 at 11p.m....

Juneteenth Illinois: Two-Day Event Highlights The Holiday’s Four Pillars

Recently, leaders of Juneteenth Illinois gathered at Malcolm X College to host a press conference to highlight the importance of Juneteenth in Chicago.  The purpose...

Opal Lee Gifted Back Land Her Family Was Once Forced Off Of By Racist Mob

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," has been gifted the land that her family's home sat on 80 years ago before a racist mob...

National Juneteenth Observance Foundation Meets in the Big Easy This Weekend

The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation brings their 6th Annual NJOF Directors and Planners meeting to New Orleans, Oct. 19 – Oct. 22.   Founded by Rev....

Meet Opal Lee — The Woman Who Fought To Make Juneteenth A US Holiday

On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law officially making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The push to get the historic...

Take a Walk With Sisters in Cinema to Celebrate Juneteenth

Working towards a socially just world can begin in one neighborhood and that’s exactly what Sisters in Cinema, a Chicago-based 501(c)3 is setting to...

Juneteenth: Fad or Newfound Tradition.

Juneteenth. It is the unsung holiday celebrating the emancipation of black people. Celebrations began in Texas and spread across the country. At the heart...

Cook County Recognizes Juneteenth as a Paid Day Off for County Workers

Cook County will recognize Juneteenth as one of the 14 paid holidays granted to its employees next year.  Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and...

ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCH “I BANK BLACK/WE BANK BLACK” INITIATIVE ON JUNETEENTH

Black businesses seem primed to attract new eyes and customers amid worldwide demonstrations and activism sparked by widespread American police murders of unarmed Black...

1st Annual Juneteenth Holiday Citywide Caravan Set to Kick Off Black Culture Week

Many celebrate independence by commemorating July 4, 1776, but enslaved Africans did not realize freedom until decades later. For African-Americans, June 19, 1865, represents...

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