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Juneteenth recognized in all 50 states - KYMA
KYMA· 5 days agoIn 2021, Congress passed legislation making June 19 a federal holiday. President Joe Biden later signed the bill into law declaring Juneteenth as...
Juneteenth 2024 in Long Branch mixes bouncy houses with serious reflection
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making it a...
Raising Juneteenth: A day of remembrance and freedom - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 5 days ago“Today, I’m wearing a smile,” Kauffman told the crowd. Kauffman described Juneteenth as “our second...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoA holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US has been celebrated every 19 June since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
Juneteenth gains in popularity and so does making money from it
Axios· 5 days agoJuneteenth sales of makeup products to department store specials, they worry that the holiday's...
Juneteenth NJ Festival Makes a Comeback With Community Pride and Cash Cobain
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt kind of felt like a big family reunion, and I think that energy catapulted us into where we are...
Here are 3 more ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News· 5 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in the Confederacy were informed of their...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoWar, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become...
Celebrating Juneteenth
Cleburne Times-Review, Texas via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJun. 17—In 2021, President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which established an official holiday to ...
Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCONCORD — While Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, in New Hampshire, it’s simply a ...