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Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoCONCORD — While Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, in New Hampshire, it’s simply a ...
Commemorating Juneteenth around Greater New Orleans and virtually
WGNO via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoBy 1866, the day became a holiday for celebration beginning in Texas and spreading throughout the...
Why Juneteenth Belongs In Our Kids' History Lessons
SheKnows· 28 minutes agoKnown as Juneteenth, Freedom Day, and in some regions ‘Our Independence Day’, we gathered several families together as the kids read ...
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoIt became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden....
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
New York Daily News· 2 hours agoWar, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 12 hours agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...
Juneteenth is about more than the end of slavery
Olean Times Herald· 2 hours agoJuneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for white people. It recognizes and celebrates a profound...
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe next year, newly freed people in Texas organized “Jubilee Day” on June 19, 1866. Celebrations continued on this day for decades, and in 1979, Texas...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoKnown as America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth is a reminder of African Americans' strength and resilience over centuries. Though it didn't become ...
Kevin Lindsey on Juneteenth and the importance of remembering our stories
MPR News· 5 hours agoThe day became a federal holiday in 2021, but Americans are still grappling with how to commemorate...
