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Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoAct, to its resistance of the implementation of Brown Vs. the Board of Education," Nwangaza told the...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 2 days agoElected to the Texas State Legislature in 1979, Edwards authored and championed the bill that established Juneteenth as a state
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoSince then, June 19 has been celebrated as a day of freedom and remembrance. Texas was the first ...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 1 week agoTo commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was created on June 19, abbreviated to Juneteenth,...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 1 week agoJuneteenth and Jefferson Davis’ birthday to be state holidays in which employees would get the day...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoYou can also sprinkle in a few Juneteenth quotes for good measure. Watch and read stories that...
Longtime organizer of Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh raises concerns about city-sponsored ...
CBS News· 16 hours agoPittsburgh has picked the organizer it wants to run this year's city-sponsored Juneteenth...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 2 weeks agoThough it's been observed for more than 150 years, Juneteenth wasn't an official designation until...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 1 week agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 1 day agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...