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Here's what is open and closed on Juneteenth
CBS News· 3 days agoLike on other federal holidays, some services and stores may be closed today to commemorate the holiday. Juneteenth — also known as Freedom Day,...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
WNYW via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThere are so many ways to celebrate Juneteenth in NYC this year. From Broadway to Black Restaurant...
June 19 marks Juneteenth federal holiday - WAKA 8
WAKA Action 8· 3 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 people in...
Opal Lee to make appearance at 2024 Tri-County Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant in Temple
KXXV Waco· 3 days agoTEMPLE, Texas (KXXV) — "Her petitioning to get Juneteenth a federal holiday is one of the many things that she accomplished — she's written many books and she's done a lot ...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 3 days agoMany Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
Alabama lawmaker to push for permanent Juneteenth state holiday again
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 2 days agoWhile Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed it a state holiday...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoUnion troops liberated slaves in Galveston, Texas, to signal the end of slavery. Now, the holiday celebrates not only emancipation, but African American freedom and achievement ...
Juneteenth 2024: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
Entertainment Tonight· 4 days agoMore on that below.) From its celebratory roots in churches across Texas to the impassioned protests...
Gerth: In Kentucky, it's Oreo cookies and not Juneteenth that's important
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt became a federal holiday in 2021 and, on May 23, Gov. Andy Beshear made it a holiday for...
Juneteenth 2024: What is open, closed on the holiday
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 5 days agoJuneteenth will be celebrated Wednesday. Federal and state government agencies will be closed.