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Kansas Gov. celebrates as 2024 marks first year of state’s Juneteenth holiday
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 3 days agoOfficials in Kansas have celebrated as 2024 marks the first year of Juneteenth being commemorated as a state holiday. On Tuesday, June 18, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 4 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLewis, the superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools who serves on the Kansas African American...
What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Post-Bulletin· 5 days agoJuneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Tri-Cities leaders speak at Juneteenth Brunch
WJHL Tri-Cities via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe event was hosted by Kaifa Events. East Tennessee State University, Ballad Health, Sync Space and the City of Johnson City Parks and Recreation also...
For Us, Now Buy Us: BOSSIP's Best In Black-Owned 2024
Bossip· 4 days agoOnce again, our TRUE Independence Day is here, let us rejoice and support Black businesses with our...
Summer Solstice 2024 is the earliest in over 200 years!
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"If you turn up at the changes between the seasons and observe that change," he told the...
House Freedom Caucus Chair’s Virginia Primary Race Too Close to Call
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Virginia Public ...Meanwhile, Good’s campaign said around the same time that it was still...
Editorial: Juneteenth is a moment to mark progress and work toward a more just future
The Virginian-Pilot· 4 days agoFour years after a national reckoning on racial inequality and injustice roiled communities and...
