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You might see nurses with ice cream at this Tacoma hospital on Juneteenth. Here’s why
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThey’ll pass out free frozen treats to colleagues and urge them to support a petition that asks the...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoThe proclamation officially ended slavery in 10 southern, Confederate states, including Florida....
Opinion | Why Juneteenth gives me hope in 2024
MSNBC· 1 hour agoAlthough it was only designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day has of course been celebrated in Black American...
Juneteenth Programming: What’s On TV & Streaming Platforms To Commemorate Holiday
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoA number of networks, streamers and platforms have programming planned to celebrate Juneteenth...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 7 hours agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 3 hours ago“Just like the Martin Luther King holiday, we say it’s a day of service and a lot of people will do things. There are...want to do is give everyday...
Colorado observes Juneteenth holiday: What’s closed Wednesday
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs· 6 hours agoJuneteenth National Independence Day! Originating in Texas, where on June 19, 1865, Black Texans...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoIt is the American celebration of freedom from slavery. Juneteenth was first observed, unofficially, in Texas in 1866. It wasn't officially recognized as...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 12 hours agoJuneteenth, only solidified as an American federal holiday three years ago, remembers the effective “end” of slavery in our own state ...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska | Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire· 12 hours agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. Juneteenth, a portmanteau of...
