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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WJHL· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Juneteenth stock-market pause precedes potential end-of-week trading flurry. What investors need to...
Market Watch· 6 days agoThe New York Stock Exchange... States, as are U.S. bond markets.Juneteenth has been observed in...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the struggles of our past and looks with hope to the future. Matthew Goss was...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLewis, the superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools who serves on the Kansas African American...
Colorado observes Juneteenth holiday: What’s closed Wednesday
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs· 5 days agoWednesday is not just the 19th of June, but Juneteenth National Independence Day! Originating...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 days agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCONCORD — While Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, in New Hampshire, it’s simply a...
Today is Juneteenth, but the state of New Jersey will also celebrate Friday. Here's why
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth on Friday instead of Wednesday? In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth...