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06.19.2026 Community

Butterfly Effect Project celebrates Juneteenth with packed out event

The Butterfly Effect Project had a little bit of everything and a whole lot of community at its annual Juneteenth gathering. Dozens popped by the organization’s headquarters at 1146...

06.19.2026 Education

Pulaski students honored in annual Juneteenth essay contest

Three Pulaski Street School students were honored in the school’s annual Juneteenth essay contest for their reflections on the meaning of emancipation. Winners Ke’Lonni Matthews and Samirah Cuello, along with honorable mention...

06.17.2026 Community

Butterfly Effect Project to host free Juneteenth community celebration

Celebrate Freedom Day free of charge with the Butterfly Effect Project on Friday, June 19. The Riverhead-based youth empowerment organization is hosting its annual Juneteenth: A Celebration of Community...

06.22.2025 Editorials

Editorial: Juneteenth reminds us that 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...

06.19.2025 Education

Pulaski Street School announces winners of Juneteenth essay contest

Three Pulaski Street Intermediate School fifth-graders were deemed the winners of this year’s annual Juneteenth Essay contest on Wednesday for their creative writing submissions reflecting on the federal holiday....

06.13.2025 Community

Butterfly Effect Project to host Juneteenth event at its HQ

The Butterfly Effect Project is hosting a free Juneteenth community celebration at its headquarters Thursday, June 19. This will be the nonprofit organization’s first time being able to have...

12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration

“When the drummers start drumming, they’re calling the people together,” the Rev. Natalie Wimberly said as she stood atop the steps at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenport,...

07.08.2024 Education

Concerns raised over annual Juneteeth essay contest that asks fifth-graders to write from a slave’s perspective

In response to concerns from Pulaski Street Intermediate School parents about the appropriateness of an annual Juneteenth essay contest, Riverhead Central School District officials are considering changes to the...

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