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Juneteenth in Pittsburgh

Duquesne Light celebrates Juneteenth 2021 with employees beautifying Homewood

IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH, Duquesne Light employees who are part of its African American Business Employee Resource Group partnered with the organization Grounded Strategies...

Thousands fill Point State Park, as Juneteenth becomes a national holiday (2021)

JUNE 18-20 WAS ALL JUNETEENTH IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, as thousands converged on The Point to celebrate Freedom Day. (Photos by Courier photographer Gail Manker) by...

Bill Peduto declares Juneteenth an official holiday

Juneteenth is now an official holiday in the City of Pittsburgh. The New Pittsburgh Courier learned that Mayor Bill Peduto made the announcement during the...

Hundreds gather in East Pittsburgh, Wilkinsburg to pay tribute to Antwon Rose II and recognize Juneteenth

by Juliette Rihl On Friday morning, roughly 50 purple and white balloons filled the East Pittsburgh sky to honor the memory of Antwon Rose II. Two...

Jammin’ at Juneteenth—2019 festival largest in recent history

POINT STATE PARK, PITTSBURGH, PA. JUNE 29-30, 2019 Photos by Courier photographer Gail Manker   Like us at https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Pittsburgh-Courier/143866755628836?ref=hl Follow @NewPghCourier on Twitter  https://twitter.com/NewPghCourier

Courier Exclusive: Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Celebration to be held at Point State Park in 2018

For the last five years, Stop the Violence Pittsburgh founder William B. Marshall has held Juneteenth events celebrating the 1865 emancipation of Blacks in...

Letter To The Courier Editor …"Juneteenth: How Pittsburgh still practices inequality" (From William Marshall, Stop the Violence Pittsburgh) (Aug. 2)

Dear Editor: Since 2013, our organization, Stop the Violence Pittsburgh (STVP), has hosted the Juneteenth Festival in Pittsburgh. As you may know, Juneteenth is the...

The Courier at Pittsburgh’s 2017 Juneteenth Celebration…Our Events, People, and Heritage (PHOTOS) Part 2

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The New Pittsburgh Courier at Juneteenth 2017! (PHOTOS) Part 1

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