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This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
As Juneteenth grows and spreads, it's helped all people learn about Black culture
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day that the last African American slaves were informed they were freed from their masters. It became a national holiday in
All Juneteenth Holiday bills in Mississippi died in committee
WJTV Jackson· 2 days agoJACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Amid local, national and familial celebrations of Juneteenth Wednesday,...
How Juneteenth became a family holiday for us
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOne of my older children has asked me why we now observe the holiday when we didn’t used to. Easy answer. I didn’t know about it. I never learned about...
Alaska looks to recognize Juneteenth as a state-paid holiday
Alaska Superstation· 2 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, recognizes the end of slavery in the United...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
KLAX-TV· 3 days agoDr. Opal Lee, 97, was instrumental in getting Juneteenth declared a national holiday in 2021.
Juneteenth scholarship winners reflect on the holiday, challenges ahead
Newsday· 5 days ago“So I hold the holiday pretty close to my heart, since it's like a big liberation day.” Alleyne was...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhat in the world could they have been thinking? That’s one of the questions (or, at least, one...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska | Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire· 3 days agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. Juneteenth, a portmanteau of...