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Hundreds of people gathered outside of West Charlotte High School to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday afternoon. But ...
Local nonprofit For the Struggle and The Gantt Center team up to honor the rich history and legacy along the Beatties Ford ...
The Gantt center teamed up with "For the Struggle" for a Juneteenth celebration in Charlotte. Hear Iranian foreign minister respond to US strikes on Iran ...
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.
Juneteenth, which falls on the same day every year, is a federal holiday. But not all government employees get a day off.
Local mentors like Cynthia Stitt, who runs a youth program at Gastonia’s Erwin Center, and Stacey Malker, former alderman for ...
The workshop held at the University City Regional Library was a partnership with the Observer and The Charlotte Mecklenburg ...
The Juneteenth holiday is affecting hours for some stores and trash collections in the Charlotte area. Many grocery and retail stores will be open Thursday, June 19. But some will close for the ...
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...
Charlotte and surrounding areas commemorate Juneteenth with events focused on music, art, and Black culture, despite federal ...
As part of this year’s Juneteenth celebrations, a resource fair was held over the weekend in Charlotte to address Black ...
CHARLOTTE, NC — From Uptown to University City, Juneteenth celebrations covered Charlotte on Thursday. The story of Juneteenth began 160 years ago when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ...