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Known as the WPA Juneteenth celebration, the local festivities include four days filled with events set to happen primarily in Pittsburgh at 601 Commonwealth Place, Market Square and Point State Park.
Pittsburgh's Juneteenth festivities kicked off in Mellon Park on Thursday. One hundred sixty years ago, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. It was more than two ...
PITTSBURGH — This year's clash over old and new Pittsburgh Juneteenth events appears to be resolved. City Council gave final approval Wednesday morning to Mayor Ed Gainey's plan for a new city ...
Juneteenth Grand Jubilee Parade taking place on Saturday The parade will be held in Downtown Pittsburgh, kicking off at 11 a.m. and running through Centre Avenue, Fifth Avenue, and Liberty Avenue.
Juneteenth celebrations continue through Monday, June 19, around the city of Pittsburgh.The holiday marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when a union general led thousands of federal troops ...
Pittsburgh’s 2018 Juneteenth celebration Downtown, days after a police officer killed 17-year-old Antwon Rose, a Woodland Hills High School honors student, in the suburb of East Pittsburgh.
Day three of Pittsburgh's Juneteenth celebrations brought thousands to Downtown for the annual Grand Jubilee Parade. Now in its ninth year, the parade is organized by B. Marshall and has become a ...
The University of Pittsburgh is hosting a Juneteenth day of service where volunteers will clean litter and pull weeds around the Hill District during the morning of June 21.
PITTSBURGH — After being brought to court, the City of Pittsburgh approved a permit for a Juneteenth celebration. Organizer B. Marshall runs one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the ...
Juneteenth celebrations in the City of Pittsburgh ended days ago, but the fallout continues. On Wednesday alone, there have been claims of racism, misinformation and property destruction.
PITTSBURGH — The man who brought the Juneteenth festivities and celebrations to Pittsburgh is speaking out about his ongoing feud with the city and why he said he feels betrayed.