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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WJXT Jacksonville· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 6 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Juneteenth could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoThe Alaska Legislature earlier this year passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a June 19th...
Juneteenth is Wednesday but N.J.’s state holiday is Friday. Here’s why.
NJ.com· 7 days agoNew Jersey is celebrating Juneteenth for the third time this year, but once again, it will differ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 5 days 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: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoWhy is it called Juneteenth? The word was created by joining the words "June" and "nineteenth" together. Is Juneteenth a federal holiday
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday - East Idaho News
EastIdahoNews.com· 5 days agoIn 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since...
Juneteenth is on Wednesday. Here’s what will and won’t be closed for the holiday in Boise
The Idaho Statesman· 6 days agoJuneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday since 2021.
What is Juneteenth? What do I say? What do I do? A starter guide to the federal holiday
Tri-City Herald· 6 days agoThose who celebrate Juneteenth have different traditions for marking the holiday, and it’s important to know what some of them are.