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The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoThe proclamation officially ended slavery in 10 southern, Confederate states, including Florida....
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth became a legal federal holiday in the U.S. on the eve of its earliest nationwide...
Will Alaska’s Governor sign bill making Juneteenth a state holiday?
Alaska News Source· 2 days agoGovernor Mike Dunleavy has yet to sign a bill passed by the legislature making Juneteenth an...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present - The...
The Danville Advocate-Messenger· 14 hours agoWhat in the world could white people have been thinking when they denied even the most rudimentary...
Juneteenth is Wednesday but N.J.’s state holiday is Friday. Here’s why.
NJ.com· 5 days agoNew Jersey is celebrating Juneteenth for the third time this year, but once again, it will differ...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 3 days agoUS government offices close for Juneteenth, as do any private businesses that participate. As for whether state government employees get a paid day off...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WJXT Jacksonville· 4 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAn online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos,...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska | Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire· 3 days agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. Juneteenth, a portmanteau of...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoJuneteenth is not on Indiana's list of recognized state holidays. Will the BMV be open on Juneteenth? Yes, the Bureau ...