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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoFinally, she got a hearing before an administration judge in February and a decision in April. The...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
The nuanced symbols of freedom most of us miss in the Juneteenth flag
theGrio via AOL· 4 hours agoIn addition to Garvey’s popularity, the color scheme of Haith’s flag and its resemblance to the...
Actor Morgan Freeman derides Black History Month: 'My history is American history'
Fox News· 3 days agoActor Morgan Freeman once again criticized the idea of a Black History Month. Freeman stressed the...
10 Movies That Celebrate Black Joy to Stream on Juneteenth
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago“We generally see (Black characters) only through the lens of the civil rights movement if we’re...
What does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoBut what does ...inclusion policies, while already in existence in some form, became an established...
20 books by Black authors you should read this Juneteenth
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoBlack womanhood, the book deals with faith, race and how white supremacy affects the self-worth of ...