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Juneteenth Jubilee Day Festival. When: noon to 4 p.m. Sunday Where: Ohio Village and Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave.What: Visitors will be transported to an 1890’s Juneteenth observation ...
Here are some local and regional Juneteenth activities coming up this weekend: ... Bluffton MLK Observance Committee is hosting the 9th annual Juneteenth Festival. Three days of events will begin ...
Passed the House on June 16, 2021 (415–14) Signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances.
TERRY TANG. June 18, 2024 at 11:07 AM. For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...
The Juneteenth Ohio Festival is held each year at Franklin Park on Father's Day weekend. Started by Mustafaa Shabazz, JuneteenthOhio is one of the largest African American festivals in the United States, including three full days of music, food, dance, and entertainment by local and national recording artists. The festival holds a Father's Day ...
Juneteenth (June 19) Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. In its second year of federal observance, 30% of private employers offered paid time off. [12]
Juneteenth is June 19 and several events are happening in Evansville and the surrounding area to celebrate the holiday.
Germain Amphitheater (originally Polaris Amphitheater) was a 20,000-seat outdoor entertainment venue located in Columbus, Ohio, near the suburb of Westerville.The venue opened as part of a large development venture off of Interstate Highway I-71.