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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoWhy is it called Juneteenth? The word was created by joining the words "June" and "nineteenth" together. Is Juneteenth a federal holiday
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 3 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoAn online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos,...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoDay, Veterans Day and Christmas Day as a date-specific federal holiday. While relishing time away...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Tallahassee Democrat· 4 days agoJuneteenth arrives this week, and since it's a federal holiday, some government offices will be...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 3 days agoOn that day, some 250,000 still-enslaved African Americans were told that the Civil War had ended...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...