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The Urban League of Hampton Roads (ULHR) is teaming up with the City of Portsmouth for the fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom ...
The Urban League of Hampton Roads (ULHR) teamed up with the City of Portsmouth for the fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom Day ...
Juneteenth 2025 in Portsmouth will celebrate the 10 years of the African Burying Ground Memorial Park with African drumming ...
An augmented reality-based website will help visitors peel back the layers of a historic — and nearly forgotten — burial ...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The annual Juneteenth At The Beach Festival is returning for its 4th year at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. It’s a cultural celebration full of family friendly fun, education, ...
Juneteenth celebrations filled with history, music and performances have been hosted throughout Hampton Roads.
Several Juneteenth activities will be held in Hampton Roads in the days leading up to and shortly after the holiday.
PORTSMOUTH — Every inch of shade was valuable real estate during the annual Juneteenth ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony was held in 90-plus-degree weather at the African Burying Ground, ...
Celebrations of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday that honors the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, are growing ...
This Juneteenth, it is more important than ever that we reclaim, remember, and resist erasure." Members of the Akwaaba Ensemble perform during Portsmouth's Juneteenth celebration at the African ...
Joshua Holder and Allanah Evans from the Urban League of Hampton Roads joined us on HRS with more on why the celebration is so important to the community.