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Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 3 days agoOn that day, some 250,000 still-enslaved African Americans were told that the Civil War had ended...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 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· 2 days agoAdvocates sought, again, for leaders to codify the Juneteenth holiday into law, decades after...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday - East Idaho News
EastIdahoNews.com· 2 days agoIn 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since...
RAW: REP. JACKSON LEE ON MAKING JUNETEENTH A FEDERAL HOLIDAY
KTBS Shreveport· 2 days agoRep. Sheila Jackson Lee with the Congressional Black Caucus speaks about how she pushed for ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Rock Island recognizes Juneteenth as official holiday
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport· 7 days agoJuneteenth is now an official holiday in Rock Island. City Council members unanimously voted to...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMILWAUKEE - The federal holiday Juneteenth will be celebrated on June 19. The holiday observes the...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 3 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day,...