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19 Juneteenth Trivia Questions To Test What You Know About This Important Piece of History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoJuneteenth is around the corner and this Juneteenth trivia is a great way to celebrate. This day is...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPresident Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at klwiseman@gannett.com. Follow ...
‘We just want to uplift the community’: Juneteenth GVL celebrates 3rd annual gala
FOX Carolina· 2 hours agoIt’s an evening of royalty, Friday night Juneteenth GVL hosted the annual gala celebration at the...
Booming brass band to lead bouyant Redding Juneteenth jubilee on the downtown promenade
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoWhile celebrated for more than 150 years in Black communities, Juneteenth — a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteen" ― didn’t become a federal holiday until
What’s closed on Juneteenth, from post offices, banks and more
NBC Chicago· 2 days agoSummer is packed with federal holidays, and another one will arrive on the calendar in the coming...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPresident Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at klwiseman@gannett.com. Follow ...
Perspective | Talk to kids about Juneteenth, and let food guide the conversation
Washington Post· 2 days agoJuneteenth became our newest federal holiday in 2021, 156 years after Union Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived in Galveston, Tex., on June 19, 1865 ...
Juneteenth events scheduled June 15 in Jasper County
Bluffton Today· 8 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. President Joe Biden signed legislation in 2021 making June 19 a federal...
Kingsport to give away nearly 1,000 books at Juneteenth Festival
WJHL Tri-Cities via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoKINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The City of Kingsport will host its downtown Juneteenth Festival on...
Rock Island recognizes Juneteenth as official holiday
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport· 10 hours agoJuneteenth is now an official holiday in Rock Island. City Council members unanimously voted to...