/tags/juneteenth Juneteenth en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:32:55 GMT /local-news/2024-06-18/yurt-floods-bipoc-gathering-space-juneteenth After being swept away during July 2023 flooding, the yurt was relocated to North Branch Nature Center and will be used as a space for people of color to gather in nature. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:32:55 GMT /local-news/2024-06-18/yurt-floods-bipoc-gathering-space-juneteenth Lexi Krupp /local-news/2024-06-13/where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-vermont Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, is Wednesday, June 19, and there are events across the state to celebrate. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:53:07 GMT /local-news/2024-06-13/where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-vermont Corey Dockser /local-news/2023-08-11/review-of-burlingtons-juneteenth-event-alleges-mismanagement-finds-no-evidence-of-fraud An outside review of the city of Burlington’s recent Juneteenth events didn’t find any evidence of embezzlement or fraud, but said there appeared to be “mis-management or carelessnessâ€� leading up to the 2022 Juneteenth event. The former head of the city's Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging department says she wasn't part of planning that event and left months before it happened. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:50:23 GMT /local-news/2023-08-11/review-of-burlingtons-juneteenth-event-alleges-mismanagement-finds-no-evidence-of-fraud Liam Elder-Connors, Mikaela Lefrak /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-16/celebrating-juneteenth-with-sailing-and-storytelling-on-lake-champlain This year is the third annual Juneteenth Sails on Lake Champlain, a free sailing and storytelling celebration for Black Vermonters. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:32:02 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-16/celebrating-juneteenth-with-sailing-and-storytelling-on-lake-champlain Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion, Mitch Wertlieb /local-news/2023-06-16/this-juneteenth-a-brownington-museum-will-share-civil-war-stories-from-marginalized-people The Old Stone House Museum celebrates Juneteenth this year by opening the new exhibit, “A Call to Serve: Vermont and Unexpected Voices from the Civil War.â€� Juneteenth is the anniversary of the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned of the Emancipation Proclamation. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-06-16/this-juneteenth-a-brownington-museum-will-share-civil-war-stories-from-marginalized-people Mitch Wertlieb, Nathaniel Wilson /vpr-news/2022-06-17/juneteenth-is-now-an-official-holiday-in-burlington-as-the-city-prepares-for-its-second-annual-celebration Burlington’s second annual Juneteenth celebration kicks off this weekend with a new theme: love in the face of adversity.The Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Office will be hosting the celebration of African American culture with musical performances, art installations, and educational opportunities. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:51:59 GMT /vpr-news/2022-06-17/juneteenth-is-now-an-official-holiday-in-burlington-as-the-city-prepares-for-its-second-annual-celebration Marlon Hyde /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-16/podcast-host-reggie-condra-on-balancing-juneteenth-and-pride-month Co-host Connor Cyrus talks with Reggie Condra, host of the podcast “Brown ‘n Out,â€� about what Pride Month and Juneteenth mean to him. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:53:40 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-16/podcast-host-reggie-condra-on-balancing-juneteenth-and-pride-month Connor Cyrus, Tedra Meyer /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-16/this-juneteenth-a-storyteller-celebrates-black-joy-in-vermont Co-host Mikaela Lefrak talks with VPR's Myra Flynn and storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer about Juneteenth and what it means to them. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:34:31 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-06-16/this-juneteenth-a-storyteller-celebrates-black-joy-in-vermont Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer /npr-news/2022-06-13/juneteenth-celebrations-are-expanding-across-n-h-this-year The federal holiday is June 19. The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire will host expanded celebrations starting June 10. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:32:16 GMT /npr-news/2022-06-13/juneteenth-celebrations-are-expanding-across-n-h-this-year Rhianwen Watkins - Seacoast Media/Granite State News Collaborative /vpr-news/2021-06-18/burlingtons-first-juneteenth-celebration-to-acknowledge-black-history-freedom-resilience Saturday is Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas received word of their freedom, more than two years after the signing ofâ€� Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:15:35 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-18/burlingtons-first-juneteenth-celebration-to-acknowledge-black-history-freedom-resilience Henry Epp