Juneteenth
noun
Note: The federal name for this holiday according to the United States Code is Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is also called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Juneteenth Independence Day.
Examples of Juneteenth in a Sentence
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 June 2024
Politics & History Juneteenth in the Alternative Press Reports in the underground press demonstrate how Juneteenth has been celebrated as both a social and political gathering in the twentieth century.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Here's Everything That Happened at Kendrick Lamar's Juneteenth Concert in L.A.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
Shootings permeated a Michigan splash pad, a Texas Juneteenth celebration and a Massachusetts car meetup, among other locations.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 23 June 2024
More great reads Oakwood’s Juneteenth celebration is a homecoming for Venice’s Black community.
—Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Fort Worth Police Chief Henry Lee reported the Juneteenth celebration of 1923 was more peaceful than in the past.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
Toward the end of the trading week, which was shortened by the Juneteenth holiday, profit-taking in chipmaker stocks emerged, tempering the earlier gains.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
As part of June's Black Music Month and a weekend of Juneteenth celebrations, Funk Fest is billed as a music festival with the feel of a family reunion and drew fans from across the midwest.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2024
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“Juneteenth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Juneteenth. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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