9+ hour, 21+ min ago  (587+ words) Cantech Letter New exhibition brings Indigenous canoe traditions to life at the Canada Science and Technology Museum OTTAWA, ON, June 19, 2026 /CNW/ " This summer, the Canada Science and Technology Museum will present Sacred Journey, an immersive, Indigenous-led exhibition developed by the…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (175+ words) It's a free for all Juneteenth Celebration courtesy of the Linn Benton NAACP Branch, let us tell you all about it. Set for this Saturday, June 20, from 2 to 7 pm at the Corvallis Community Center, 2601 SW Tylor Ave. in Corvallis, this…...

50+ min ago  (331+ words) The International Gita Mahotsav (IGM) 2026 began in Tokyo on Friday with the presentation of copies of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita to the members of Japan's Parliament, leading political figures, scholars, and supporters of India-Japan friendship. The five-day-long festival, which will…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (129+ words) WHIO TV Inside look at law enforcement & true crime Your one-stop shop for delicious dishes Yellow Cab Tavern hosts watch party after announcing upcoming closure Dayton's Juneteenth festivities highlight city's rich Black history Dayton leaders crack down on curfew violations…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (374+ words) BREWER, Maine (WABI) - On June 19, 1865, news of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation reached the enslaved people of Texas, marking the true end of slavery in the United States. While it only became a federally recognized holiday in 2021, Brewer has been commemorating…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago  (208+ words) The Sioux City Chapter of the NAACP will be hosting their Juneteenth event Friday at the Sanford Community Center. Monique Scarlett, president of the Sioux City NAACP, told Siouxland Public Media the importance of Juneteenth is recognizing and celebrating the…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (174+ words) WLWT While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African-American communities for more than 150 years. On June 19, 1865, two months after the end of the Civil War and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, 2, 000 Union…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (406+ words) Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation when Union soldiers arrived to enforce it. Although emancipation spread across Mississippi and other Southern states between 1863 and 1865, Juneteenth became the unified date…...

2+ hour ago  (56+ words) The Afro-American Festival, or AFRAM, has been a celebration of Black culture in Baltimore for 50 years, and is a beloved tradition for many Baltimoreans who have watched it grow and evolve over the decades....

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (664+ words) "June 19 marked the day that the last major concentration of enslaved Black Americans was freed." Illustrated by: Black history continues to be recognized as Juneteenth celebrations memorialize the past." Juneteenth commemorates the day Union Army soldiers announced the freedom of…...