06.19.2024 Community Multimedia: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration The North Fork’s first Juneteenth parade and third celebration in Greenport kicked off Saturday, June 15, a bright, sunny, breezy day — perfect for a celebration. The celebration began...
05.20.2024 Community North Fork’s first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport The Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-ever Juneteenth parade as part of its annual celebration of the federal holiday. Greenport’s Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, along with...
06.19.2023 Community Juneteenth: Freedom and history celebrated in Greenport Freedom. That word was on everyone’s mind and in their speeches on a warm, sunny Saturday morning on Third Street in Greenport. The occasion was the Clinton Memorial African...
06.18.2023 Community Columns Guest Column: Juneteenth’s path to a national holiday It’s said that a “journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” That’s certainly true of Opal Lee, a retired school teacher and mother of four from...
06.16.2023 Opinion Editorial: Juneteenth reminds us freedom is everything On June 19, 1865, Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and informed its Black residents that they were a free people. The 246 years of slavery that began in Virginia...
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