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Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 23 minutes agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via AOL· 37 minutes agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
Juneteenth 2024: What's opened/closed on June 19
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIf you have the day off on Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth, you might be wondering if you will be able to cross a few errands off your to-do list....
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 2 hours agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 54 minutes agoOn Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an...
Juneteenth has fallen victim to racial capitalism. Black Americans are no longer the focus.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoLouisville has lost the heart of Juneteenth not even five years after it became a federal holiday....
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 17 minutes agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 38 minutes agoWhat in the world could they have been thinking? That’s one of the questions (or, at least, one...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill· 38 minutes agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
