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Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMILWAUKEE - The federal holiday Juneteenth will be celebrated on June 19. The holiday observes the...
Juneteenth Programming: What’s On TV & Streaming Platforms To Commemorate Holiday
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA number of networks, streamers and platforms have programming planned to celebrate Juneteenth...
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops ...
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...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 3 days agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
Juneteenth festival aims at amplifying black voices
KATC 3 Lafayette· 4 hours agoA local festival aims to educate the community while bringing people together for a good time. In 2021, it was officially recognized as a federal holiday after President Joe ...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Charleston for the official holiday - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 2 days agoJuneteenth Committee Chair in Charleston Ray Whiting says that for many Americans, June 19th marks a...
Juneteenth isn’t just a Black holiday. It’s for all Americans
NPR· 2 days agoThat is one reason the magnificent Opal Lee, the Fort Worth native known as the grandmother of ...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe nation's newest federal holiday - Juneteenth - lands in the middle of the workweek next week. Here's everything you need to know about the ...
Juneteenth Explained: What Is the Holiday, Why Was It Created and How Should It Be Celebrated?
Skanner· 3 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 ...
