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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 2 days agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 3 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day,...
Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Charleston for the official holiday - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 1 day agoJuneteenth Committee Chair in Charleston Ray Whiting says that for many Americans, June 19th marks a...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 7 days agoThe holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, second Independence Day...
Alabama lawmaker to push for permanent Juneteenth state holiday again
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 1 day agoWhile Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed it a state holiday...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoAn online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos,...
Juneteenth is on Wednesday. Here’s what will and won’t be closed for the holiday in Boise
The Idaho Statesman· 3 days agoJuneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday since 2021.