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Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 3 days agoWhy is it called Juneteenth? The word was created by joining the words "June" and "nineteenth" together. Is Juneteenth a federal holiday
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Tallahassee Democrat· 5 days agoJuneteenth arrives this week, and since it's a federal holiday, some government offices will be...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday - East Idaho News
EastIdahoNews.com· 3 days agoIn 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 4 days agoOn that day, some 250,000 still-enslaved African Americans were told that the Civil War had ended...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoDay, Veterans Day and Christmas Day as a date-specific federal holiday. While relishing time away...