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WORCESTER ― Thursday, June 19, 2025, will mark the first time in four years that the annual raising of the Juneteenth flag ...
Worcester's Black Heritage Committee has organized all five Juneteenth events in Worcester since the first flag raising in ...
The fifth annual raising of the Juneteenth flag will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a short reception. This will be the first ...
Juneteenth honors the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865, with 2,000 Union troops to ...
WORCESTER ― Thursday, June 19, 2025, will mark the first time in four years that the annual raising of the Juneteenth flag will not take place at Worcester City Hall. The holiday commemorates ...
The last four annual Juneteenth flag raisings happened outside City Hall, but the city's new flag-raising policy limits "cultural flags" to one day. Worcester's Black Heritage Committee has ...
The city's annual Juneteenth ceremony had a new venue Thursday, June 19 at the YWCA Central Massachusetts downtown.