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What is Juneteenth and why do we celebrate it?
The Patriot-News· 6 days agoStates learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history with joy, in the...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 7 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 6 days agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
Is the stock market closed on Juneteenth? Will the post office be open?
Morningstar· 6 days agoHere's what is closed on Juneteenth this Tuesday, June 19, to observe the newest federal holiday. As Americans prepare to mark Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end ...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. Biden...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEarlier, the Senate had unanimously approved this bill. President Joe Biden signed it into law June 17, 2021, and federal workers got June 18 off (since...
New Houston mural honors Texas' 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'
Houston Chronicle· 5 days agoTo celebrate the holiday, artist James E! Walker has transformed the iconic "Midtown" sign, inside...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 5 days agoFOX 5 NY's Christal Young has more on the federal holiday. NEW YORK - June nineteenth is Juneteenth,...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhat in the world could they have been thinking? That’s one of the questions (or, at least, one...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
FOX 13 Seattle· 7 days agoSeveral Seattle-area organizations held Juneteenth events on Saturday, celebrating and honoring the...
