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The Capital Region is gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend.
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The newest federal and Massachusetts state holiday was celebrated today in Springfield. Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in America, was…
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The nation is poised to celebrate Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Communities in the region have been planning local commemorations. Both Plattsburgh and…
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On Saturday, the Berkshire County chapter of the NAACP is holding a rally in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to celebrate the first officially recognized…
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Coming in the middle of a national conversation about race, today is Juneteenth, commemorating the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free in…
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The head of the Berkshire County Chapter of the NAACP wants to see Juneteenth celebrated as a national holiday.The day unofficially commemorates the end…
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Governor Andrew Cuomo says this Friday, June 19, known as Juneteenth in honor of the end of slavery in the U.S., will be a holiday for New York state…
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Sunday is Race Amity Day in Massachusetts, and two Berkshire nonprofits are holding events to celebrate it.Massachusetts has recognized the day since…
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The Hamilton Hill Arts Center is hosting its 18th Annual Juneteenth celebration in Schenectady today and Saturday. Americans generally think of slavery as…
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Americans generally think of slavery as having ended on January 1, 1863 with the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order issued by President Abraham…