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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed today (June 19, 2024)? Walmart, Target, grocery stores
Birmingham News· 4 days agoJune 19th – known as Juneteenth – is a federal holiday. Major retailers will remain open, however....
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Athens residents need to know
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Journal & Courier contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Augusta ...
Jeff Landry declares Juneteenth a state holiday, closes state government
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 6 days agoState offices will be closed for Juneteenth Day on Wednesday after Gov. Jeff Landry declared it a...
Alexandria Historian Connects Juneteenth to Thurgood Marshall's Local Victory
KLAX-TV· 4 days agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
Juneteenth 2024: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
Entertainment Tonight· 5 days agoAfter a unanimous vote, the House passed legislation that establishes June 19 as Juneteenth National...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoSo what is the origin of Juneteenth, how did it become a holiday and how can you celebrate it? What is Juneteenth? On 19 June 1865 - months after the...
Dozens attend Juneteenth celebration in Trotwood
WHIO via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThe event celebrated the day that the last enslaved people learned they were free. >>RELATED: Community braves scorching temps to celebrate Juneteenth “Juneteenth, I don’t believe is just for ...
JD Crowe: Celebrate Juneteenth and abolish Alabama’s Confederate holidays
Birmingham News· 4 days agoJune 19 has long been recognized by African Americans as a day to celebrate the end of slavery. It...
Don’t know much about Juneteenth? Here’s a beginner’s guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WGN TV Chicago· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 5 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...
