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The Civic Promise of Juneteenth
Time via AOL· 6 days agoBut the subsequent record of Juneteenth celebrations has been far more mixed. To be certain, this new holiday has popularized the Juneteenth history. The...
How are federal holidays created?
CBS News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, it would go on to be called, started with small celebrations in the Lone Star State, the first steps in a long journey to earning a...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed in N.J. on Friday?
NJ.com· 5 days agoNew Jersey observes the state holiday of Juneteenth 2024 on Friday, June 21. It is always celebrated...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
What's open, closed Juneteenth 2024 in Columbus? Starbucks, Target, Costco and more
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHere is a list of places that are open and closed on Wednesday. What services are closed for Juneteenth 2024? As one of the 11 federally recognized holidays, all government ...
New Book Traces the Religious Right’s Decades-Long Campaign to End Roe
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoAlmost...a special reason to celebrate not just the decision itself, but the fact that it arrived on...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 7 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops...
New York Juneteenth weather update
Newsweek· 6 days agoNew Yorkers can expect hot weather today as they mark Juneteenth, with a high of 83 degrees Fahrenheit. The low will be around 73 F...according to...
NJ prisoners get a break with new plan launched by Gov. Murphy
New Jersey 101.5 FM· 6 days agoCertain offenders in New Jersey are moving up in line to possibly receive forgiveness for their...
Feeling a bit gaslit by the new federal holiday? Me too.
Real Change News· 6 days agoOne hundred and three years ago, a mob of white people looted, bombed and burned Black Wall Street,...
