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Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
FOX 25 Boston· 3 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Florida directive for bridge lighting is latest in battle over Pride and other symbols
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAction, said she supports the red, white and blue lighting but not at the exclusion of everything...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
KAAL Austin· 6 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Montgomery Advertiser· 5 days agoJuneteenth on June 19, a holiday marking the end of American slavery. Other holidays include not...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...
A bill aims to add a new legal holiday to the state of Delaware. Here's what to know
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKing Jr. Day Good Friday Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July...
Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year
Birmingham News· 6 days agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. ...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via AOL· 3 days ago“Star Trek” actor William Shatner was when he went up in 2021. Culture In addition to honoring...
Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoState Senate Minority Leader Gerald Neal said he has filed legislation since 2022 that would make ...
National Archives' Historic Showcase of Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth Order in DC
Hoodline· 5 days agoArchivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, stated, “The Emancipation Proclamation and...