As more than a thousand people gathered at Emancipation Park to celebrate Juneteenth, Laurel resident Leon Bookman thought about the Alabama he remembers from the 1990s.
After moving there from New...
By: SUMAYA ABDEL-MOTAGALY
The city of Laurel will host its annual Juneteenth celebration June 21 in Granville Gude Park from 3 to 7 p.m.
This year's celebration will spotlight over 60 local Black-owned...
BY AIESHA SOLOMON
On June 22, Laurel residents gathered in Granville Gude Park, under a sweltering, hot summer sun, to celebrate Juneteenth.
People cooled down under shade trees, enjoyed musical and...
By Aiesha Solomon
On June 17, the city of Laurel held its Juneteenth celebration at Granville Gude Park. The event included musical performances from the Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers, the Laurel High...
By Mitchell Hang
Throughout the past few weeks, many people across the cities of College Park, Riverdale, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, and Laurel celebrated Juneteenth, two years after the U.S. government...
By Chris Folks
St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church in Laurel celebrated Juneteenth, which was formally recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, by placing a granite stone with an engraved plaque in...
By Rosanna Weaver
On June 20, many local residents had a day off work for the federal holiday of Juneteenth National Independence Day. This year, for the first time, the new federal holiday was also a...
