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Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 49 minutes agoOn Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an...
What's open and closed on Juneteenth? Here's what to know about post office, store hours
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours agoJuneteenth, short for "June Nineteenth," commemorates the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WKYC Cleveland· 15 hours agoWar, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 12 minutes 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 ...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 2 hours agoThe term “Juneteenth” is a blend of the words June and nineteenth; the holiday has also been called ...
Juneteenth gains in popularity and so does making money from it
Axios· 12 minutes agoJuneteenth sales of makeup products to department store specials, they worry that the holiday's...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 12 minutes agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 19 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 does Juneteenth mean in an era of ongoing racial unrest? Study and celebrate more.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 33 minutes agoBut what does Juneteenth mean in a day and age where racial injustice continues to challenge and...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 1 hour agoWhy Juneteenth is important: 'Our Independence Day': Boynton festivities celebrate Juneteenth...