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The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 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. ...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates KU basketball team about Juneteenth
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 1 day agoThat national acknowledgment heartened Willmott on multiple levels. “No doubt about it, especially...
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 advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
How Black Miami professionals see Juneteenth as an opportunity for cultural education
Miami Herald via AOL· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were notified that they...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 3 days agoWar, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become...
Juneteenth Celebration comes to Diamond Park on Saturday
The Meadville Tribune, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Juneteenth Celebration planned for Saturday in Diamond Park comes a few days after the actual Juneteenth holiday, which occurred Wednesday, but perhaps ...
St. Louis celebrates Juneteenth downtown with Mayor Jones, Cori Bush
KTVI via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMany celebrations took place across the city as many people had the day off. Congress passed...
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WJZY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe next year, newly freed people in Texas organized “Jubilee Day” on June 19, 1866. Celebrations continued on this day for decades, and in 1979, Texas...