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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 1 hour agoThe term “Juneteenth” is a blend of the words June and nineteenth; the holiday has also been called...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end of all slavery in the United States, will...
A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago“It would have been a childhood defined by slavery.” At Tuesday’s ceremony, elected officials...
Yum, North Knoxville! Moonshine Mountain Cookies is coming to Fountain City!
Gannett via AOL· 1 hour agoAt the time, Domino’s was the king. Maddux’s company, The Pizza Doctor (“We make house...
Juneteenth has fallen victim to racial capitalism. Black Americans are no longer the focus.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 59 minutes agoLouisville has lost the heart of Juneteenth not even five years after it became a federal holiday....
General election latest: Sunak accused of ‘lying through his teeth’ at LBC phone-in as PM gets...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 23 minutes agoNigel Farage vows to ‘finish’ with Labour 10:24 , Salma Ouaguira Labour are not scared yet, but they...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 5 hours agoYou might understand this oversight the first time, but such a forgetful blunder by the city’s military leaders could hardly be excused only decades...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey· 36 minutes agoIt’s been three years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday. It commemorates the day enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas learned about their freedom. Ahead of the celebration ...
What we know about the search for missing Brit Jay Slater, 19, in Tenerife
Yahoo News UK· 1 hour agoThis was his first holiday on his own. I'm just hoping he's gone to another party." Slater's mother,...
Barcelona intend to recover injured midfield superstar in time for pre-season
Barca Universal via Yahoo Sports· 45 minutes agoHaving suffered an ankle injury in April, Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong had hoped to recover...