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Martin Luther King, Jr. Library explores African American culture with ‘Juneteenth Story Stroll’
KALB Alexandria· 5 hours agoThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library in Alexandria has organized a “Story Stroll” to honor...
Juneteenth observance far from uniform among state’s top employers | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 hours agoThree years after its designation as a national holiday, Juneteenth's observance as a paid day off,...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 hours agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Gov. Jeff Landry gives state workers Wednesday off to observe Juneteenth
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoLandry issued an executive order at the end of last month directing the heads of state agencies and...
A brew of ancient coca is Bolivia's buzzy new beer. But it's unclear if the world will buy in
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 9 hours agoBuzz is building around a new star beverage in Bolivia, where the coca leaf has long been legal...
Is the mail delivered on Juneteenth?
WJW via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoGetting mail is something to look forward to, and it’s sometimes challenging to remember which holidays packages and junk mail alike come to your mailbox...
Woman who started crime victims group after daughter’s murder dead at 91
Birmingham News· 2 hours agoMiriam Shehane, who founded a Montgomery-based crime victims advocacy group after the 1976 kidnapping, rape and murder of her 21-year-old daughter, Quenette Shaheen, died Monday at 91, the organization ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 9 hours agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Are banks open today? Federal bank holidays in 2024
Bankrate via AOL· 7 hours agoAlthough banks aren’t required to close on Federal Reserve holidays, they often do. However...Reserve System bank holidays for 2024: Bank holidays ...
What's open, what's closed on Juneteenth
Rome Sentinel· 11 hours agoJuneteenth, the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day, marks the anniversary ...