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Are fireworks legal in Florida? What to know before setting them off for 4th of July
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Fourth of July holiday is less than two weeks away, so it's pretty much to time to bust out the...
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 7 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found ...
JD Crowe: Celebrate Juneteenth and abolish Alabama’s Confederate holidays
Birmingham News· 6 days agoJune 19 has long been recognized by African Americans as a day to celebrate the end of slavery. It...
How Indiana led the way in legalizing backyard fireworks despite safety concerns
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoAerial fireworks became legal from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. year round or until midnight on holidays....
Harvard study: Feds well-positioned to provide slavery reparations
The Day· 2 days agoA man wears a button on his suit jacket during a rally in support of reparations for African...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt wasn't officially recognized as a holiday in any state until Texas did so in 1979. Now, every state in the U.S. recognizes it after South Dakota...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 7 days agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
Colorado observes Juneteenth holiday: What’s closed Wednesday
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs· 6 days agoOriginating in Texas, where on June 19, 1865, Black Texans learned they were free, the day is now...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe festival scaled up in size and production faster than the trio prepared — they had to start a...
Will Jones: What Juneteenth means to me
ClickOnDetroit· 6 days agoIt’s hard to believe several years ago most Americans had never heard of its other Independence Day, Juneteenth, which recognizes the end of slavery in...
