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Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Juneteenth 2024? Here's what to know
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJuneteenth, known as American's Second Independence Day, has been commemorated as a federally-recognized holiday since 2021, providing millions of Americans with...
What is Juneteenth and what does it celebrate?
KTVX via Yahoo News· 13 hours ago"The celebration not only commemorates African American freedom throughout America, but Juneteenth also emphasizes education and achievement...
Belpre Historical Society hosts Juneteenth open house
The Marietta Times· 8 hours agoDisplays and stories from the Emancipation Proclamation Celebrations of the Ohio River Valley were...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 1 day agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...
Juneteenth 2024: Outdoor events, 5K, Black business showcase honor holiday in Binghamton
Press Connects | Press & Sun-Bulletin via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIn 2021, Juneteenth was signed as a federal holiday, the first approved holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth is a day to celebrate the freedom of...
Upcoming 2024 Juneteenth events in the Twin Cities
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday Wednesday marking the day when slaves in Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after it had been ...
Winnebago County employees will observe Juneteenth for the first time in 2024. Here’s what’s planned...
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoCommercial St., at 4 p.m. The highlight of the event will be a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and Galveston General Orders No. 3 from Major General ...
Photos: Juneteenth Anchorage citywide celebration
Anchorage Daily News· 6 hours ago“Juneteenth to me means celebrating our freedom and recognizing how far we have come as a community, and the excitement and the opportunities where we...
True Vision Church honors pastor who led push for Juneteenth
San Antonio Express-News· 3 hours agoAmong long rows of white markers, the Rev. Sherman Clifton Byrd lies at rest at Fort Sam Houston...
Fayetteville celebrates Juneteenth with annual festival downtown
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom on June 19, marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned...