Waynesboro to mark Juneteenth with community celebration on Friday
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The community is invited to a celebration of Juneteenth on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Constitution Park in Waynesboro.
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Northam to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday
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Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that he intends to mark Juneteenth as a permanent paid state holiday, starting by giving state employees a day off this Friday, June 19.
Juneteenth celebration should get more attention with focus on racial justice
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Juneteenth, the annual June 19 commemoration of the end of slavery, could get heightened attention with continued protests for racial justice, according to a Virginia Tech expert.
For millions of Americans, freedom has always arrived late, incomplete, or not at all
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For millions of people across this country, especially Black, Indigenous, low-income, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized communities, freedom has always arrived late, incomplete, conditional, or not at all.
AEW Notebook: ‘Dynamite’ viewer number up, ‘Forbidden Door’ preview, FTR news
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We had to wait an extra day, plus the weekend, for viewer numbers from last week’s AEW “Dynamite,” with the Juneteenth holiday falling on Friday.
Downtown Staunton: Outdoor dining to return to Beverley Street in April
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As the weather turns warmer, Downtown Staunton will soon be bustling with visitors and residents shopping and dining on weekends.
Abigail Spanberger talks bipartisanship, ICE, cleaning bedrooms on ‘Late Show’
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The 2019 national-title run of Tony Bennett’s UVA Basketball team plays an important role in the political origin story of Abigail Spanberger.
Former Waynesboro branch NAACP president Joyce Colemon continues civil activism work
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In January, Joyce Colemon of Waynesboro stepped down as president of the local branch of the NAACP after 14 years. While no longer leading the Waynesboro branch, Colemon will not be stepping down anytime soon from her work in civil activism.
Waynesboro Schools offers free breakfast, lunch through summer for children under 18
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Waynesboro Schools is providing free meals through the summer for children 18 years old and younger at each school site in the River City.
‘How we got here’: Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library to host civics event June 24
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum joins more than 700 museums and historic sites across the country for Civic Season.
