Oakland man charged in shooting after Juneteenth celebration
One of the 14 people injured during a shootout in Oakland, California, last month has been charged as one of the gunmen. JaJuan Kelly, 23, was charged with four counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Kelly is one of four suspected shooters identified in court documents. The charges against the California resident come after […]
Black Republican ‘disgusted’ by criticism over speaking at Juneteenth event: ‘They did not consider me Black’
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At Least 4 Shot During Juneteenth Celebration in Oakland
At least four people were shot and a police officer was allegedly assaulted during a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, on Wednesday night. About 5,000 people were attending the Juneteenth celebration, and what police described as “motorcycles and vehicles” entertainment began nearby just after 8 p.m., KTVU reported. report. Several fights broke out and gunfire […]
Shooting at Oakland, California, Juneteenth celebration leaves multiple injured, police say
Several people were injured in a shooting that occurred during “illegal vehicle and motorcycle entertainment” at an Independence Day celebration in Oakland, police said. According to Oakland police, the riots began around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday and involved “approximately 5,000 people.” [were] We will be attending events in and around Lake Merritt.” “The crowd was […]
On Juneteenth, Alabama’s new National Monument to Freedom dedicated to those who endured slavery
The Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, has dedicated the National Liberty Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, on June 19, 2024 at the new Liberty Memorial Sculpture Park. The National Liberty Memorial is four stories tall and contains 122,000 surnames chosen by formerly enslaved people who were freed at the end of the Civil […]
Oakland Juneteenth celebration shooting leaves several hurt: police
Several people were shot at a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, which turned violent, police said. Wednesday night’s event on Lake Merritt was largely peaceful, with as many as 5,000 people in attendance, but around 8:15 p.m., a sideshow involving “motorcycles and vehicles” took place on the north side of the lake, according to a […]
Juneteenth Gloom Is in the Air, Especially for Democrats
Today is Juneteenth. Let’s celebrate. Happy June 19th To all those celebrating, I mean everyone on Wall Street. The markets were closed today, but I wanted to bring you Breitbart Business Digest anyway. Also known as Juneteenth “Liberation Day” It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers announced their emancipation to black Americans in […]
Gov. Phil Murphy touts creation of clemency program on Juneteenth
Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is using this Juneteenth holiday to seek out criminal justice reform. The governor issued an executive order to create a new clemency program, which will allow some young and nonviolent offenders, along with domestic violence victims and others, to apply to leave prison early. The program aims to address mass incarceration, […]
Taraji P. Henson says ‘there is an agenda’ to remove Juneteenth holiday
Actress Taraji P. Henson warned “there is an agenda” to remove Juneteenth as a federal holiday, and that people need to “show up and fight for it.” The holiday, recognized annually on June 19, was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021. Henson, known for her roles in films such as The Color […]
The Problem with Juneteenth
One hundred fifty-nine years ago, on June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas and declared that all slaves in the state were free. The following year, in 1866, residents of the town where Granger had issued the order celebrated the anniversary as “Jubilee Day.” Eventually, the name changed to Juneteenth, and in 1979, it […]