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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? - The...
The Morning Sun· 4 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 4 days agoholiday, named after a contraction of the date "June Nineteenth," commemorates the events of June 19...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoNew Jersey state holidays Juneteenth is one of 13 total state holidays that New Jersey is scheduled...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 3 days agoThe term “Juneteenth” is a blend of the words June and nineteenth; theholiday has also been called ...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThree years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of celebration as well...
Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
The Indianapolis Star· 3 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 3 days agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
Juneteenth goes unobserved by Florida state government
The Raw Story· 3 days agoToday, June 19, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of slavery in the defeated South. The date...