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Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden in 2021 signed a law making Juneteenth a federal holiday. But efforts to declare Juneteenth a ...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 2 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday ...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow· 4 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 3 days agoThe Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-everJuneteenth parade as part of its...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSummer may seem far away, but it’ll be here before we know it, and with it, Juneteenth. This holiday...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Despite that, Florida — along with...
6 unmissable annual events on Cape Cod and the Islands
National Geographic· 7 days agoContrary to popular belief, life on Cape Cod and the Islands doesn’t come to a complete halt from...
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 2 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
Supervisors to review budget, employee raises Friday
Nevada Appeal· 5 days agoBefore reviewing and adopting the fiscal year 2025 final budget Friday, the Carson City Board of Supervisors will consider proposed pay increases for...