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Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day Festival at the Ohio History Center. The festival featured interactive ...
Millions of Americans will get Thursday off work to observe Juneteenth. Millions of Americans don't deserve it. That's certainly the case for the lawmakers in Ohio and around the nation behind efforts ...
Juneteenth was celebrated by many at the Ohio History Connection's Jubilee Day Festival on June 19, 2025.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Juneteenth will be observed this Thursday, marking the day when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865 and freed an estimated 250,000 enslaved Black people ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Thursday is Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the official end of slavery in the United States, and on Wednesday, state leaders honored the day with ceremonies at the ...
The Ohio History Center hosted its annual Juneteenth Jubilee Day Festival on Thursday. The event was free to the public and people of all ages were there to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday ...
The upcoming Juneteenth federal holiday happens this week. Here's what businesses will be closed for the holiday, and its significance.
The upcoming Juneteenth federal holiday happens this week. Here's what businesses will be closed for the holiday, and its significance.