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Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative efforts to make ...
Biggest bombshells from new Fauci COVID emails
Newsweek· 2 days agoDr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is under fire after the House Select Subcommittee on...
Calling all bookworms: Win prizes this summer with Oakland Public Library’s reading program
KRON4· 6 hours ago(KRON) – The Oakland Public Library invites young readers to get lost in captivating stories with...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
OurQuadCities· 2 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on Thursday and expanded protections in state hiring and employment by banning discrimination based …
Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“Recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday honors the legacy and contributions of African...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden in 2021 signed a law making Juneteenth a federal holiday. But efforts to declare Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama ...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 2 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...
Remembering George Floyd, four years later
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoLest we forget, Floyd was unarmed and being detained for a nonviolent offense — using a counterfeit $20 bill to make a purchase. America witnessed the...
Tax Breaks: As Summer Begins, The Tax World Shows No Signs Of Cooling Off
Forbes· 20 hours agoMemorial Day became a federal holiday for work purposes in 1888, but it wasn't observed uniformly...