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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices, most state offices ...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' urges New Mexicans to get involved in their communities
Santa Fe New Mexican· 10 hours agoA 97-year-old retired teacher and activist who helped lead a movement to have Juneteenth recognized...
10 Surprising Facts About Memorial Day
Time via AOL· 2 days agoThere is debate on where the “home” of Memorial Day is President Johnson named Waterloo, New York, as the birthplace of Memorial Day ...
Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society’s Juneteenth Luncheon will honor six
Staten Island Advance· 20 hours agoThe Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society will host its eighth annual Juneteenth Celebration on Friday, June 14 at Li Greci’s Staaten in West Brighton from 8 p.m. until midnight. Honored during ...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 6 days agoBy 2021, this very same little girl — now 94 — was the national figurehead behind making June 19 a federal holiday honoring the freedom struggle and ...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
The News-Times· 7 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Here’s who’s speaking at June’s MIC Lecture Series - The Times-Independent
The Moab Times-Independent· 2 days agoThe Moab Information Center’s Summer Lecture Series has scheduled four guest speakers for June, Don...
How Juneteenth rodeo is scaling up for 2024 return to Portland: Ivan McClellan Q&A
OregonLive.com· 16 hours agoIvan McClellan isn’t reinventing the rodeo, he says, just shining a light on an often overshadowed...
