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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day -- June 19, 1865 -- when federal soldiers arrived in Galveston to...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 1 day agoJuneteenth, the newest federal holiday recognized by the U.S. government, commemorates the day...
Open Record: Jubilee Day
Fox local via AOL· 11 hours agoBut it's been a long road to where we are now from the day in 1863 when President Lincoln first issued his Emancipation Proclamation, the beginning of the ...
Lake Land College to host Juneteenth celebration
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 12 hours agoThe event is open to students, staff, faculty and community members to celebrate the ongoing history of liberation, resilience and overcoming in...
Pensacola Juneteenth celebrations include festivals, concerts and 'family reunion.'
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoGordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, on June 19 1865, and announced that all enslaved people in Texas were free. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation ...
Celebrations, exhibits, & Frederick Douglass: Commemorate Juneteenth in Fall River
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoJuneteenth is being marked with a celebration at Kennedy Park, an exhibit at Heritage State Park, &...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in United States history. Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee ... Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the ...
Busy time for Goose Creek NAACP
The Post and Courier· 8 hours agoThe branch is planning efforts to get out the vote in an election year, clearing up confusion with Medicare and Medicaid and planning the celebration to...
Things to Do in Pueblo this weekend: Art and levee walks, an East Side cleanup and more
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoB St. | 7-8 p.m. | Join Pueblo Historian Ray Brown for a history presentation on “Freedom's Eve”...
Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as...
Fortune via AOL· 6 hours agoAs we approach Juneteenth, a day that commemorates when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas...