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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 3 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIs Juneteenth a U.S. federal holiday? Yes. Juneteenth obtained federal holiday status during...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
KREM.com Spokane· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThree years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of celebration as well...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Tallahassee Democrat· 4 days agoJuneteenth arrives this week, and since it's a federal holiday, some government offices will be...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 3 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 2 days agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...