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This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFederal recognition came in 2021. A bill to solidify Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoSo what is the origin of Juneteenth, how did it become a holiday and how can you celebrate it? What is Juneteenth? On 19 June 1865 - ...
Juneteenth 2024: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
Entertainment Tonight· 5 days agoJuneteenth has come a long way with finally being recognized as an official holiday, and even...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
The Greenville News· 6 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. On this day in 1865, federal troops arrived in...
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 5 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people ...
Don’t know much about Juneteenth? Here’s a beginner’s guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WGN TV Chicago· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the holiday, set for June 19, has been sacred to many Black communities. Since it was designated a federal holiday
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...
Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...