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Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. Biden...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 16 hours agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 20 hours agoIn the lead-up to 19 June 2021, both chambers of the US Congress moved swiftly to pass the bill and - with the signature of President Biden, it became...
What Kamala Harris wants you to do on Juneteenth
Rolling Out· 8 hours agoVice President Kamala Harris spoke to the audience in Atlanta at The Rocket Foundation Summit 2024 at The Carter Center.
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Athens residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 24 hours agoPresident Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Journal & Courier contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Augusta ...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 5 days agoThe U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Savannah residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Journal & Courier contributed to this...
What's open, closed Juneteenth 2024 in Columbus? Starbucks, Target, Costco and more
Gannett via AOL· 17 hours agoPresident Joe Biden established June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day in 2021, making it the first federal holiday to be created since Martin ...
RFK Jr. is on track to miss the CNN debate amid race to get on state ballots
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoBut, the spokesperson added, “Minnesota law provides the office with ten working days to review and...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoIs Juneteenth a holiday in South Carolina? In 2022, S.C. senators approved a bill giving state...