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Juneteenth: Biddy Mason Memorial Park
KTLA-TV Los Angeles· 40 minutes agoJune 19 is Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is a federal holiday in the United States ...
The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoOn this holiday you might see another red, white and blue flag flying over state capitols and city...
Today is Juneteenth, but the state of New Jersey will also celebrate Friday. Here's why
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoIn 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, declaring...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 2 hours agoFOX 5 NY's Christal Young has more on the federal holiday. NEW YORK - June nineteenth is Juneteenth,...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoNow That's Interesting Opal Lee, a former schoolteacher and counselor in Fort Worth, Texas, was instrumental in trying to get Juneteenth recognized as a ...
The Civic Promise of Juneteenth
Time Magazine· 3 hours agoWhile Martin Luther King, Jr.’s January birthday has been a national holiday for nearly four decades, the four-year-old Juneteenth federal ...
Marking Juneteenth in N.H. after lawmakers voted against making it a state holiday - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 2 hours agoFor generations, Black Americans have celebrated with parades, festivals, music, and cookouts. The...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 2 hours agoIn 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since...
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoOn Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey· 5 hours agoIt’s been three years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday. It commemorates the day enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas learned about their freedom ...
