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Police in South Carolina and Oklahoma are investigating two separate shootings that occurred on June 21 as people gathered ...
Juneteenth is observed federally and at the city level, but not at the state level. Here's a look at what businesses will be ...
Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...
Oklahoma City is celebrating Juneteenth with a series of events, including a 5K race and a festival featuring ...
The National Weather Service reports sunny weather for Juneteenth in Oklahoma City, with highs near 92°F and patchy morning ...
Juneteenth will be celebrated on Thursday, June 19, 2025. However, it's unknown if it will be a state holiday this year.
Oklahoma City's Eastside will host Juneteenth on the East, a three-day celebration of Black freedom and culture, from June 19 ...
Gunfire broke out at a Juneteenth celebration Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing one person and wounding seven others, according to police and the organizers of the event. No arrests have ...
In preparation for the observance of Juneteenth on June 19, organizations are holding events around the state in honor of the ...
While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866.
Several tribes practiced slavery, and five in Oklahoma — The Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Muscogee nations — signed reconstruction treaties with the U.S. in 1866 abolishing it three ...