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Category: Juneteenth

A Great Week in Toledo

June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

The Lucas County Fatherhood Coalition celebrated Fatherhood Week in the run up to Father’s Day on June 18; the City of Toledo and various organizations celebrated Juneteenth in the run up to June 19 and […]

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Statement on Juneteenth from Building Back Together

June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

Building Back Together Interim Executive Director Mayra Macías released the following statement on Juneteenth: “Today, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to fighting against the legacies of slavery which still permeate today. We confront our […]

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The Community Unity Celebration at Gunckel Park

June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

On Friday June 16, The Junction Coalition hosted The Community UNITY Celebration at Gunckel Park, to contribute to the annual Juneteenth Celebration and support the environment. Vendors, food and activities and fun times for children […]

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Juneteenth at The Doug

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter A beautiful Juneteenth celebration was in full swing Saturday at The Frederick Douglass Community Association. The air was filled with an electrifying energy, a palpable sense of pride and […]

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The 2023 AKA Juneteenth Jazz Brunch

June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Zeta Alpha Omega Chapter held a Juneteenth Jazz Brunch program on Saturday June 10 at The Pinnacle and hundreds of guests, many in Afrocentric apparel, enjoyed the jazz stylings […]

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Buckeye Review Statement on Juneteenth 2023

June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

June 19, 2023 By Dr. M. Mike McNair Co-Publisher When President Joe Biden signed the legislation two years ago, designating Juneteenth, as a federal holiday many considered it a tiny measure and even a capitulation […]

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A Jewish Prayer for Juneteenth

June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Rev. Donald L. Perryman, Ph.D. The Truth Contributor Black liberation has never just been about Black people. It’s been about a fight for our humanity, for our dignity. – Patrisse Cullors An illustrious history […]

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Toledo NAACP and Toledo Lucas County Library Juneteenth Celebration

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter The Toledo Lucas County Public Library and Toledo NAACP hosted a joint Juneteenth Celebration on June 17, 2023. The celebration was held on the rooftop of the Main Branch […]

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What Is Juneteenth? How Did It Start? What Is Its Legacy?

June 15, 2023June 16, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with […]

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More Than One National Holiday Was Founded by Former Slaves

June 15, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

The Truth Staff Juneteenth, now a national holiday, was first celebrated by formerly enslaved people in Texas when they were informed by Union soldiers on June 19, 1865, that they were now free. This was […]

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