New Paltz Juneteenth Jubilee Celebrates Black History, Culture

New Paltz Juneteenth Jubilee celebrates Black history, culture

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Dozens gathered at Historic Huguenot Street in the village on Thursday for a series of events commemorating Juneteenth. The federal holiday honors the end of slavery in the United States, specifically June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, freeing the last 250,000 enslaved African-Americans in the country. Slaves had legally been free i…

City of Kissimmee Honors Juneteenth with Proclamation Presented to NAACP of Osceola County

During Tuesday night’s City of Kissimmee Commission meeting, a proclamation was presented to the NAACP of Osceola County recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth in the City of Kissimmee. The proclamation honors freedom, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of equality for African Americans in the community and across the nation. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the day—June 19, 1865—when enslaved African Americans in Galveston…