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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 3 days agoThe holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, second Independence Day...
Juneteenth is Wednesday but N.J.’s state holiday is Friday. Here’s why.
NJ.com· 6 hours agoNew Jersey is celebrating Juneteenth for the third time this year, but once again, it will differ...
Are banks, post offices and grocery stores closed for Juneteenth? Here’s what to know
Dallas Morning News· 34 minutes agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday, which means banks, post offices and other...
Juneteenth festivals, events and other celebrations to mark the holiday in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified later that year, formally ended...
For the first time, Juneteenth is a free entry day at national parks
USA Today· 2 hours agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, but it hasn't been a free entry day at national parks...
When is Juneteenth? Did the holiday start in Texas? Here’s everything you need to know
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoEmancipation Park in Houston was purchased by a group of former slaves to become the official...
Here’s what to know, where to go for Opal’s Walk on Juneteenth
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 29 minutes agoOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will lead the community on June 19 in her annual 2.5-mile...
Juneteenth holiday celebrated in many places and in many ways
News 12 Augusta· 10 hours agoFor more than a century and a half, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Do you have to work on Juneteenth? Here's what's open, closed
The Record· 5 hours agoJuneteenth — the federal holiday codified in 2021 that commemorates the day that the last African...
Juneteenth scholarship winners reflect on the holiday, challenges ahead
Newsday· 9 hours agoJuneteenth is a day Nathan Alleyne, 20, holds dear to his heart. The celebration marks June 19,...