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What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 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· 5 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Opinion: We need to celebrate Juneteenth — together
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSomewhat ironically, it was Cox who, in March 2022, signed the law making Juneteenth National Freedom Day a state holiday in Utah. The problem is, it’s...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
JD Crowe: Celebrate Juneteenth and abolish Alabama’s Confederate holidays
Birmingham News· 5 days agoJune 19 has long been recognized by African Americans as a day to celebrate the end of slavery. It...
What is Juneteenth? What do I say? What do I do? A starter guide to the federal holiday
Tri-City Herald· 5 days agoThose who celebrate Juneteenth have different traditions for marking the holiday, and it’s important to know what some of them are.
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoShe shared her thoughts on the essence of Juneteenth in that 2022 interview. "People think it's a...
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...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC· 5 days agoIt's Juneteenth 2022 and I am uncomfortable on a New York City beach. When President Joe Biden signed a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday in...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoBay, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops with a message for the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people...