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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed on Wednesday? UPS, FedEx, banks, mail delivery, stock...
NJ.com· 12 hours agoJuneteenth 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19. It celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people...
Juneteenth: a celebration amid deep concerns
Dallas Morning News· 2 hours agoWhen Union Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Emancipation Proclamation would be enforced in Texas, as in the...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 10 hours agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...
Juneteenth colors: What they mean and the history behind the hues
Today· 22 minutes agoThe announcement came nearly two years after Abraham Lincoln declared enslaved persons free under the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order issued ...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoTexas was the last state where it was being practiced, and communications being what they were at...
Commentary: Juneteenth should remind us how far we've come, how far we have to go
The Post and Courier· 12 hours agoThe Juneteenth holiday commemorates the events of June, 19 1865, when news of the Jan. 1, 1863 ...
What You Need to Know About Juneteenth - E! Online
E! Online· 1 hour agoHow Is Juneteenth Celebrated? Known also as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrations began on...
Kevin Lindsey on Juneteenth and the importance of remembering our stories
MPR News· 16 hours agoIt marks the date on June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black Americans in Texas finally learned of their...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 12 hours agoAt the time, the Civil War was raging. On June 19, 1865, 2½½ years after the Emancipation...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 17 hours agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off...
