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The Urban League of Hampton Roads (ULHR) is teaming up with the City of Portsmouth for the fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom ...
The Urban League of Hampton Roads (ULHR) teamed up with the City of Portsmouth for the fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom Day ...
Juneteenth 2025 in Portsmouth will celebrate the 10 years of the African Burying Ground Memorial Park with African drumming and several events.
Several Juneteenth activities will be held in Hampton Roads in the days leading up to and shortly after the holiday.
Juneteenth celebrations filled with history, music and performances have been hosted throughout Hampton Roads.
On June 19, 2025, the United States will pause to commemorate Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery. As a federal holiday ...
Today on Juneteenth, we are celebrating African American freedom and history with a look at The Black Heritage Trail of New ...
Celebrations of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday that honors the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, are growing ...
Upcoming Juneteenth events include the unveiling of a headstone honoring Dinah Chase Whipple on Friday, June 13 in North Cemetery on Maplewood Avenue in Portsmouth at 1 p.m. Born into slavery ...
Joshua Holder and Allanah Evans from the Urban League of Hampton Roads joined us on HRS with more on why the celebration is so important to the community.