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The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn Florida, that announcement of freedom occurred in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865. For the estimated...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
ClickOnDetroit· 5 days agoThat meant he was a soldier who served in a United States Colored Troops regiment that fought for ...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Houston Chronicle· 5 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 ...
Here are 2024 Juneteenth events in Northern California
KCRA 3 Sacramento· 5 days agoWednesday, June 19, is Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and...
Is the stock market open or closed on Juneteenth 2024? See full holiday schedule
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoThe holiday commemorates...Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas in 1865 with 2,000 Union troops to proclaim that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people ...
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
Hartford Courant· 5 days agoThat meant he was a soldier who served in a United States Colored Troops regiment that fought for ...
On This Day, June 23: Thai soccer team becomes trapped in flooded cave
UPI· 6 hours agoOn June 23, 2018, 12 members of a teenage soccer team and their coach became lost and trapped inside...
Our Fourth of July: Celebrating Emancipation in the Salt City
The Post-Standard· 6 days agoOver the last 159 years, this celebration has grown organically from a localized party into a...
Editorial: Another call to action on this Juneteenth
Bangor Daily News· 6 days agoWith action in the Maine Legislature and Congress, Juneteenth was declared a state and federal holiday in 2021. Juneteenth is a 157-year-old holiday, yet...
NAACP president gives account of Saturday’s alleged Juneteenth Freedom Walk harassment
Dakota News Now· 6 days agoWednesday marks the federal holiday “Juneteenth,” on the day in 1865 when the last slaves in the