The Temple Guard performs during the Juneteenth celebration at WellSpan Park in York City, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch) The York Dispatch The Weary Arts Group Bus leads the Temple Guard onto the field as they perform during the Juneteenth celebration at WellSpan Park in York City, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch) The York Dispatch The Weary Arts Group Bus leads the Temple Guard onto the field as they perform during the Juneteenth celebration at WellSpan Park in York City, Wednesday, June...

SANDUSKY — The Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed two years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation. Many people celebrate Juneteenth in different ways, from festivals to historical celebrations, remembering those who fought for freedom. Today in Clyde, Ohio, a former enslaved African American named Peter Pointz was honored with a headstone 120 years after his death.

Northbound traffic on Interstate 5 was heavily backed up near the San Diego County Fair on Wednesday evening as fairgoers flocked to the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Juneteenth. The Fair declared a sell-out on admission as unusually large crowds packed the Fairgrounds on Wednesday, according to fair officials. Traffic was slowed even into the single digits around 6 p.m. from Vista Sorrento Parkway exit to the Via De La Valle exit, according to SigAlert. Compounding the traffic, a hit-and-run crash on I-5 north was partially blocking the off-ramp at Via...

Around 30 sponsors helped make the event possible, including Metro Transit, which provided free rides to the festival. Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 MINNEAPOLIS — Crowds gathered in south Minneapolis to commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth with music, food, fashion and more on Wednesday. The "Soul of the Southside" festival, which happened near the intersection of East Lake Street -- Minnehaha Avenue and 27th Avenue -- is now in its...

Purdue Northwest held its third annual Juneteenth event Wednesday evening. A live band performed while people could get free food, tote bags and hair cuts while hanging out. The event at PNW was geared towards people of all ages, not just college students. There were also multiple bouncy castles and bingo inside the library. There was even an area to get a free haircut. The Director of Student Success and Urban Engagement, Darien Thompson, organized the event this year. She said that each year it gets better and better. "It's...

SALT LAKE CITY — Messages of hope and freedom were the themes Wednesday morning as community members gathered on the steps of the Utah State Capitol to celebrate Juneteenth, a federally recognized holiday since 2021. “It's a celebration for all Americans to recognize the progress that U.S. has made,” said Cleopatra Louise Balfour, the celebration’s organizer. “But also reflect on what can we do next? And what next steps do we have to do in order to continue and to have that more perfect union?” According to the National History...

NORMAN, WHERE THEY ARE KICKING OFF THEIR FESTIVAL. REPORTER YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THEY’VE GOT FOOD TRUCKS. THERE’S EVEN INFLATABLES AND MUSIC COMING UP SOON FOR EVERYONE HERE AT THE NORMAN JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL, ORGANIZERS SAY IT’S A FUN DAY TO CELEBRATE, BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THE HISTORY, TOO. JUNETEENTH IS A IT’S A FUN HOLIDAY FOR US TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GET TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. BUT IT’S ALSO VERY SERIOUS. NORMAN IS HONORING THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH WITH THEIR VERY OWN FESTIVAL AND...

Central Michigan University President Bob Davies believes what people don’t learn is just as important as what they do. Like most American children, Davies learned about the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation during his K-12 education. What he didn’t learn in school was that enslaved African Americans in Texas didn’t know about their freedom until long after President Abraham Lincoln signed the historic document. A historian and son of a historian, that bothered Davies, who told people at the CMU and city of Mt. Pleasant’s Juneteenth celebration at Island Park...

Janay Wright writes about food, events and the outdoors for The Bend Bulletin. As the company’s Audience Engagement and Features Reporter since 2021, she also runs The Bulletin’s Instagram account. Read her work in The Bulletin’s free print GO Magazine or stay in the know on Instagram @bendbulletin. And if you’re not sure where to eat in town, she likely has a recommendation.