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Today is Juneteenth. What to know about what will be closed and why we celebrate
The Indianapolis Star· 6 days agoToday is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024 | CNN Business
CNN.com· 6 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoIn the lead-up to 19 June 2021, both chambers of the US Congress moved swiftly to pass the bill and - with the signature of President Biden, it became...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSupport for making Juneteenth a federal holiday had gained momentum after the widespread outrage...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe arc: The curve extending across the width of the flag signifies a new horizon, i.e., the promise that remains ahead for Black Americans. ...Texas,...
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...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
ABC12 Mid-Michigan· 6 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has...
The Juneteenth flag is flying over Milwaukee right now. What is it, and what does it represent?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIf you walk around downtown Milwaukee this week, you may notice a new-ish flag flying underneath the...
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoIt came to national prominence following the 2020 unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis...Are banks open on Juneteenth? No....
