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St. Louis to recognize Juneteenth as city holiday


St. Louis' Juneteenth Festival expands to include full city block

The Juneteenth Festival Block Party kicks off at noon Wednesday on Washington Avenue. Festivities will include live music, a fashion show ...

Celebrate Juneteenth at One of These Upcoming Events

Saturday, June 22. 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration with Old North STL Community Wellness Project More Info. Tags:Events, Holiday, Martin ...

St. Louis County takes a paid holiday for Juneteenth

Louis County should be a place we embrace & celebrate our diversity, learn lessons from our complicated history & commit ourselves to action. June 19 marks the ...

STL Juneteenth Celebrations

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of African-Americans who had been enslaved in the United States. Originating in Galveston, Texas, ...

Juneteenth is a recognized holiday in St. Louis - Audacy

Louis recognizes this important holiday as an opportunity for the City to educate residents about African American heritage and honor their ...

St. Louis to celebrate Juneteenth

Juneteenth celebrations are scheduled throughout the St. Louis area the weekend of June 18-20 and events have even more historical ...

St. Louis Juneteenth events celebrate Black history - Spectrum News

Last year, Juneteenth became a nationally recognized holiday, and was designated as an official. NEWS. St. Louis Juneteenth events celebrate ...

Black St. Louisans Urge People To Use Juneteenth As A Day Of ...

St. Louis, St. Louis County and Illinois have designated Juneteenth as an official holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United ...

St. Louis area celebrates Black freedom with Juneteenth events

Because Juneteenth falls on a Saturday this year, city and county offices will be closed on Friday. The University of Missouri–St. Louis' Office ...

Ways to celebrate Juneteenth in the St. Louis area - Ladue News

It's Juneteenth's third year as a federal holiday, and St. Louis offers plenty of ways to celebrate. Whether you're looking to learn ...

Four ways to celebrate Juneteenth in 2021 - St. Louis Magazine

1. Juneteenth Cookout 2021 · 2. Juneteenth Celebration at the Field House Museum · 3. Trailnet's Juneteenth Community Ride · 4. Juneteenth at City ...

Juneteenth celebration takes on new meaning in East St. Louis

A crowd of about 30 people gathered at East St. Louis City Hall on Friday afternoon to commemorate Juneteenth. “Happy Feelings,” a popular ...

Happy Juneteenth! As the first Black woman mayor of St. Louis, I ...

This holiday is an opportunity to pay special honor to those who laid the foundation for our liberation. Thanks to them, and the generations who ...

3rd Annual Juneteenth 'FREE DOME' Celebration - The Griot Museum

... people of African descent. We will come together to show that we are UNITED and to celebrate our unity with diverse people throughout Saint Louis City.

Administration and Public Works Committee

Louis County also officially recognizes Juneteenth. ... While there are compelling reasons to recognize Juneteenth as an official city holiday, it ...

Where to celebrate, honor Juneteenth in the St. Louis region

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Festivities are taking place Wednesday on both sides of the ...

STLCC Celebrates Juneteenth, Freedom Day

At the Thursday, April 22 board meeting, the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees approved Juneteenth as an official holiday for the ...

A Guide to Juneteenth Celebrations Across St. Louis - Riverfront Times

The holiday now has come to encapsulate Black liberation and is a federal holiday. ... The Missouri History Museum(5700 Lindell Boulevard, 314-746 ...

SLU Recognizes Juneteenth as a University Holiday

ST. LOUIS (June 17) — For the first time, Saint Louis University will observe Juneteenth as an official University holiday. Because June 19 falls on a ...

The History of Juneteenth - STL TV

For the Juneteenth St. Louis celebration to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the US in 1865, presenters Judge David Mason, Twyla Lee and Dr. James Tucker ...