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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Juneteenth 2024: Outdoor events, 5K, Black business showcase honor holiday in Binghamton
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoMaintenance will be sharing food, products and services in the Center Court at Oakdale Commons. Juneteenth Community Celebration When: noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22 Where ...
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday just three years ago, so there’s still a lot of confusion about its impact on people’s day-to-day lives. If you’re...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoThe Juneteenth holiday is set to take place this week, marking its fourth year as a federal holiday in the U.S., but ...
Juneteenth festivals, events and other celebrations to mark the holiday in Charlotte
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified later that year, formally ended...
Alabama lawmaker to push for permanent Juneteenth state holiday again
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 3 days agoWhile Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed it a state holiday...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, only solidified as an American federal holiday three years ago, remembers the effective “end” of slavery in our own state, when Maj. Gen....
Colorado observes Juneteenth holiday: What’s closed Wednesday
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs· 4 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day! Originating in Texas, where on June 19, 1865, Black Texans...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 5 days agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
What you may not know about the ‘Father of Juneteenth’ Al Edwards
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoThe Texas state representative, who died one year before Juneteenth became a federal holiday,...