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Don’t know much about Juneteenth? Here’s a beginner’s guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WGN TV Chicago· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
July Fourth 2024: Weather forecast, when and why the holiday started
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoLater, Congress reaffirmed it as a paid holiday for federal employees in 1938. Fourth of July fireworks are one of the holiday's traditions? On the Fourth ...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 5 days agoMany Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
Opal Lee to make appearance at 2024 Tri-County Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant in Temple
KXXV Waco· 4 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 ...
Juneteenth 2024: What the Holiday Represents and How to Celebrate
Entertainment Tonight· 6 days agoMore on that below.) From its celebratory roots in churches across Texas to the impassioned protests...
‘It’s freedom, it celebrates freedom’: Evansville community honors Juneteenth
14 WFIE Evansville· 4 days agoJuneteenth, the federal holiday which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, was on...
When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? It may have been recognized in 2021 but its roots are...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 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 ...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
WNYW via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThere are so many ways to celebrate Juneteenth in NYC this year. From Broadway to Black Restaurant...
Mississippi does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday
WLBT 3· 4 days agoJACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. The holiday is observed by...
Ravens celebrate Juneteenth, honor freedom on social media
Ravens Wire via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Ravens got into the holiday spirit with a couple of different posts on their official social...