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Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThat national acknowledgment heartened Willmott on multiple levels. “No doubt about it, especially...
Celebrating Juneteenth
Cleburne Times-Review, Texas via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 17—In 2021, President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which established an official holiday to ...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhy Juneteenth is important: 'Our Independence Day': Boynton festivities celebrate Juneteenth...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed today (June 19, 2024)? Walmart, Target, grocery stores
Birmingham News· 3 days agoJune 19th – known as Juneteenth – is a federal holiday. Major retailers will remain open, however. ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 3 days agoA holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been celebrated every 19 June since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue· 3 days agoIn 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law,...
Gerth: In Kentucky, it's Oreo cookies and not Juneteenth that's important
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth, also referred to as National Independence Day, commemorates when Maj. Gen. Gordon...
Juneteenth celebration is five days
Odessa American· 5 days agoThis year, the council will be celebrating its 25th year of hosting Juneteenth in Odessa, with events that will educate and honor the meaning of the day...
Juneteenth recognized in all 50 states - KYMA
KYMA· 3 days agoIn 2021, Congress passed legislation making June 19 a federal holiday. President Joe Biden later signed the bill into law declaring Juneteenth as...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 3 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 ...
