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The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoEnjoy Juneteenth, the latest celebration to join New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed today (June 19, 2024)? Walmart, Target, grocery stores
Birmingham News· 6 days agoJune 19th – known as Juneteenth – is a federal holiday. Major retailers will remain open, however. ...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAn online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos,...
Juneteenth celebrations, block parties and more in Philadelphia, New Jersey
CBS News· 6 days agoJuneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and officially became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. Here...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 6 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 7 days agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDunleavy is weighing whether to sign a bill to make it a legal holiday in Alaska. Dunleavy has until...
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 7 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston ...
New Houston mural honors Texas' 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoMidtown's newest public artwork piece pays homage to Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan activist who...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WKMG ClickOrlando· 7 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...