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Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoToday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday from what will ...
Juneteenth creative writing workshop | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 3 hours agoAttendees of the workshop learned the significance of Juneteenth and then were asked to write about...
Juneteenth events continue with Comedy Kickback in Lansing
WLNS Lansing· 2 hours agoWednesday, June 19 marks Juneteenth- a holiday celebrated to commemorate the emancipation of...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 2 hours agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
The Juneteenth Books That Historians, Activists And Others Want You To Read
HuffPost· 2 hours ago“Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations” by Nicole A. Taylor,...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoWhat in the world could they have been thinking? That’s one of the questions (or, at least, one...
Will Jones: What Juneteenth means to me
ClickOnDetroit· 45 minutes agoIt’s hard to believe several years ago most Americans had never heard of its other Independence Day, Juneteenth, which recognizes the end of slavery in...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
The Palm Beach Post· 3 hours agoEnjoy Juneteenth, the latest celebration to join New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and...
Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee holds annual Walk for Freedom in Dallas
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 1 hour agoOpal Lee, who is now 97 years old, fought for years to have Juneteenth as a nationally recognized...
This Juneteenth, we must invest in our future as well as remember our past
The Hill· 27 minutes agoIn Boston, the city where I trained to become a family doctor, the median net worth in 2015 for a...