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Juneteenth

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What is Juneteenth and why is it celebrated? What to know for 2026

  • Jun 18
California State Parks

CA offering free state park passes to residents for limited time

  • Jun 18
Mattel

Barbie honors 'Juneteenth' icon Opal Lee with doll

  • Jan 23

National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth

  • Dec 7, 2025

Juneteenth events in Southern California

Joe Biden attends Juneteenth celebration in Galveston

  • Jun 20, 2025

Faith groups gather in DTLA for rally calling for end to ICE raids

  • Jun 19, 2025

Here are the Juneteenth ceremonies, celebrations across SoCal

  • Jun 19, 2025

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Rapper .idk. on connecting culture, music, and history on a global scale through 'Son de L'amour'

  • Jul 1
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National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth

  • Dec 7, 2025
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Juneteenth celebration features family fun events at Leimert Park

  • Jun 20, 2025
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Faith groups gather in downtown LA for rally calling for end to ICE raids

  • Jun 19, 2025
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Here are the ceremonies and celebrations for Juneteenth across Southern California

  • Jun 19, 2025
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Honoring the champions of Juneteenth

  • Jun 18, 2025
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Exhibit examines Galveston's Juneteenth story

  • Jun 12, 2025
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Leonard family continues decades-long Juneteenth tradition in Leimert Park

  • Jun 20, 2024

Latest Stories

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'Grandmother' of Juneteenth Opal Lee attends her 1st DNC at age 97

Opal Lee, the woman known by many as the "grandmother of the movement" to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, is attending her first-ever Democratic National Convention at the age of 97.

  • Aug 22, 2024

Leonard family continues decades-long Juneteenth tradition in Leimert Park

Although the annual festival did not take place this year, the Leimert Park merchants hosted a celebration Wednesday, and the Leonard family plans to keep their tradition going.

  • Jun 20, 2024

Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, moves into new house on site of burned childhood home in Texas

Opal Lee, 97, is celebrating a new victory: receiving the keys to a new home built on the site of her childhood home that was burned to the ground by a racist mob on June 19, 1939.

  • Jun 19, 2024

What's open, what's closed on Juneteenth 2024

Juneteenth, observed on June 19, became a federal holiday in 2021. Here is what's open and closed on Juneteenth this year.

Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival canceled due to rising costs, safety concerns, organizers say

Organizers of the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival announced the cancellation of the festival for 2024 due to lackluster fundraising, rising costs and safety concerns.

  • Jun 7, 2024