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Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year
Birmingham News· 3 days agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. ...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 days agoJuneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 3 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Juneteenth festival organizers looking for groups to participate
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMay 22—Organizers for Niagara Falls' Juneteenth festival are looking for any Niagara County groups and organizations that would like to participate in the June 16 event. " ...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSummer may seem far away, but it’ll be here before we know it, and with it, Juneteenth. This holiday...
California pushes forward on slavery reparations
Newsweek· 1 day agoThe California Senate passed three reparations bills on Tuesday that aim to atone for the state's legacy of slavery and discrimination against African...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 3 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday, marking ...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 15 hours agoIn recognition of that day’s news, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021....
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe day is also called "Mayteenth." Juneteenth commemorates the day in Galveston, Texas in 1866 when...