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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WJXT Jacksonville· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 5 days agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
Juneteenth is Wednesday but N.J.’s state holiday is Friday. Here’s why.
NJ.com· 7 days agoNew Jersey is celebrating Juneteenth for the third time this year, but once again, it will differ...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoThe Juneteenth holiday is set to take place this week, marking its fourth year as a federal holiday in the U.S., but the celebrations are far from
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
News 12· 4 days agoIt’s been three years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday. It commemorates the day enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas learned about their freedom. Ahead of the celebration ...
Happy Juneteenth: How the city of Alexandria is honoring the federal holiday
WTTG via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNotable celebrations have launched across the U.S. in cities like New York, Chicago and Atlanta since June 19th was declared a federal holiday just three ...
Top federal prosecutor in New Jersey tells jury Sen. Menendez never pressured him
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoProsecutors said in court Tuesday morning that they plan to rest their case on June 25. Defense...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoIn the lead-up to 19 June 2021, both chambers of the US Congress moved swiftly to pass the bill and - with the signature of President Biden, it became...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSupport for making Juneteenth a federal holiday had gained momentum after the widespread outrage...
Happy Juneteenth: How the city of Alexandria is honoring the federal holiday
FOX 5 Washington D.C.· 4 days agoNotable celebrations have launched across the U.S. in cities like New York, Chicago and Atlanta since June 19th was declared a federal holiday just three ...