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Missing remains of Juneteenth trailblazer found after San Diego family files lawsuit
The body of Sidney Cooper Sr., a San Diego man who founded the city’s first Juneteenth celebration, has been located. He was finally laid to rest next to his late wife on Saturday.
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Missing remains of Sidney Cooper Sr. found after San Diego family files lawsuit
The Cooper family says Greenwood Memorial Park and Mortuary finally found their father’s missing remains. NBC7’s Kelvin Henry explains where and how they were found.
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Celebrating Juneteenth: Inside LA's Hidden History Museum
California Live’s Danielle Nottingham tours LA’s new Hidden History Museum, which features untold stories of historical figures in Black California history.
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Woman-owned barber shop launches grand opening on Juneteenth in San Diego
The owner of The Clipper Game Barbershop in San Diego is in the company of few in her new endeavor.
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Barber shop launches grand opening on Juneteenth in San Diego
“I love the sound of my clippers,” says Ruth Quiachon, owner of The Clippers Game.
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Emancipation Proclamation to be on permanent display next to founding US documents
The Emancipation Proclamation will be permanently displayed next to the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence in D.C.
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Father's Day and Juneteenth celebrations collide in Paddle for Peace at La Jolla Shores
It’s the third year Paddle for Peace and Surfrider San Diego host the event to commemorate Juneteenth. This time, the event happened to fall on Father’s Day weekend.
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What is Juneteenth? Here's the holiday's history and ways you can celebrate
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities.
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Here's what's closed on Juneteenth in San Diego
Most city and county of San Diego government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Juneteenth.
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San Diego Family Files Lawsuit Against Cemetery Over Missing Remains of Juneteenth Trailblazer
After three long months, Sidney Cooper’s decades-old remains are still missing.
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San Diego family files lawsuit against cemetery over missing remains of Juneteenth trailblazer
Mrs. Cooper died in March of 2023 at the age of 92. Her remains were to be placed in the same plot where her husband was buried 22 years ago. The two would be reunited in death — or so they thought.
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Remains of Juneteenth trailblazer missing from burial plot; family suing San Diego cemetery
A San Diego family who served as a long-time pillar of the Black community starting in 1960s is suing a local cemetery for allegedly losing their father’s remains after he died 20 years ago.
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Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,' marches in Texas at 96
Fort Worth is hosting Opal Lee’s annual Walk For Freedom, and the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” said she’s not slowing down anytime soon.
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San Diego family accuses cemetery of losing father's remains
NBC 7’s Jackie Crea spoke with the son of Syndey Cooper Sr., who thinks the cemetery buried his late father in the wrong plot.
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The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month. It’s the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free.
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Juneteenth in San Diego: What's open?
Find out what’s open and closed on the federal holiday on Monday.
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What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what you need to know about this important holiday.
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Jennifer Hudson, Method Man to perform at White House Juneteenth concert
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert next week in a “celebration of community, culture and music,” the White House announced Wednesday.
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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee Is Honored With Portrait in the Texas Capitol
A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber.
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Several States Ban Slavery at Ballot Box, But Not All
Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.