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Here's how people are celebrating Juneteenth across the country
Scripps News via AOL· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is a national holiday to commemorate the official end of slavery in the United States....
For the first time, Juneteenth is a free entry day at national parks
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1, 1863, freeing "all persons held...
ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoI was delighted to see another Juneteenth celebration this year at McCulloch Park. Juneteenth is one...
Juneteenth 2024: Are banks, post offices and stock markets open? What to know
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoJuneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation and ending slavery in the United...
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia's buzzy new beer. But it's unclear if the world will buy in
Roanoke Times· 8 hours agoBuzz is building around a new star beverage in Bolivia, where the coca leaf has long been legal...
Is the stock market open on Juneteenth, June 19? Will the post office deliver mail?
Market Watch· 10 hours agoThe June 19 holiday marks the day in 1865 that federal troops came to Galveston, Texas, to free...
Boston gears up for Juneteenth celebrations
Boston Herald· 3 hours ago“True freedom is expansive and affirmative, and as the cradle of liberty... leaders and organizers gathered in the plaza at noon Monday to raise the flag...
True Vision Church honors pastor who led push for Juneteenth
San Antonio Express-News· 18 hours agoNot etched on the marble headstone is another honor — “Director of the Texas Emancipation Day...
Jeff Landry declares Juneteenth a state holiday, closes state government
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 8 hours agoState offices will be closed for Juneteenth Day on Wednesday after Gov. Jeff Landry declared it a...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated
NBC Chicago· 9 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the holiday, set for June 19, has been sacred to many Black communities. Since it was designated a federal holiday
