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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
Fox local via AOL· 4 days agoBefore Juneteenth was used as the official title of the holiday, it was often referred to as...
Mississippi does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday
WLBT 3· 1 day agoJACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. The holiday is observed by...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoNew Jersey state holidays Juneteenth is one of 13 total state holidays that New Jersey is scheduled...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present - The...
The Danville Advocate-Messenger· 1 hour agoWhat in the world could white people have been thinking when they denied even the most rudimentary...
It’s time for South Carolina to finally recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday | Opinion
The State McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoState Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Columbia, has introduced several bills to make Juneteenth an SC state ...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAn online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos,...