/tags/juneteenth Juneteenth en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:24:39 GMT /show/due-south/2024-06-19/reenvisioning-land-at-the-site-of-a-former-north-carolina-plantation In this Juneteenth edition of Due South, Leoneda Inge visits the site of a former plantation where Triangle Land Conservancy is working to preserve and reimagine the land. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:24:39 GMT /show/due-south/2024-06-19/reenvisioning-land-at-the-site-of-a-former-north-carolina-plantation Leoneda Inge /show/due-south/2024-06-19/formerly-enslaved-people-given-land-taken-back-reparations-civil-war-emancipation Reveal’s newest series uncovers the government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land back. “Forty acres and a mule” is more than reparations that didn’t happen. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:21:50 GMT /show/due-south/2024-06-19/formerly-enslaved-people-given-land-taken-back-reparations-civil-war-emancipation Leoneda Inge, Cole del Charco /news/2024-06-13/juneteenth-events-north-carolina Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:07:49 GMT /news/2024-06-13/juneteenth-events-north-carolina Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-06-15/the-joy-and-history-of-juneteenth Last year, Juneteenth was designated an official federal holiday. This year, the celebrations are bigger and more historic. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:52:27 GMT /news/2022-06-15/the-joy-and-history-of-juneteenth Leoneda Inge /news/2022-06-15/wunc-broadcast-special-programs-juneteenth-pride-month ��������վ will broadcast special programs examining the history and significance of Juneteenth as well as struggles for LGBTQ+ rights around the globe. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:40:55 GMT /news/2022-06-15/wunc-broadcast-special-programs-juneteenth-pride-month ��������վ News /2022-06-10/celebrate-juneteenth-at-these-local-north-carolina-events Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. ��������վ is compiling the following list of local events in our listening area to mark the day. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:31:39 GMT /2022-06-10/celebrate-juneteenth-at-these-local-north-carolina-events /news/2022-06-07/cooper-oks-nc-employee-leave-for-personal-significance-day Cooper's executive order gives workers in Cabinet-level agencies an additional eight hours of leave annually for an observance that includes but isn't limited to days of cultural or religious importance. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:45:40 GMT /news/2022-06-07/cooper-oks-nc-employee-leave-for-personal-significance-day Associated Press /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-06-18/election-energy-bills-juneteenth-vaccines Republican state senators passed three new measures along party lines that aim to change North Carolina election law. Meanwhile in the state house, a long-awaited 47-page energy bill made a controversial debut, and municipalities around the state celebrate Juneteenth for the first time against the backdrop of ongoing conversations about how to teach history in public schools. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:01:26 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-06-18/election-energy-bills-juneteenth-vaccines Anita Rao /race-demographics/2021-06-18/seeking-justice-juneteenth-commemorated-reenactment-warren-county In Warrenton, North Carolina, this Juneteenth is commemorated by a dramatic production. The community came together, not to tell the story of the end of slavery, but the end of Reconstruction, some 50 years later. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:33:41 GMT /race-demographics/2021-06-18/seeking-justice-juneteenth-commemorated-reenactment-warren-county Leoneda Inge /race-demographics/2020-07-06/wake-county-agrees-to-make-juneteenth-a-paid-holiday The governing board of North Carolina's largest county by population voted on Monday to make Juneteenth a paid county holiday for its workers.The Wake… Mon, 06 Jul 2020 23:46:01 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-06/wake-county-agrees-to-make-juneteenth-a-paid-holiday Associated Press