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Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, only solidified as an American federal holiday three years ago, remembers the effective “end” of slavery in our own state, when Maj. Gen....
Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNew Hampshire is that 'Live Free or Die' state so, you know, we will just keep trying.” Vermont...
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday just three years ago, so there’s still a lot of confusion about its impact on people’s day-to-day lives. If you’re...
At Alabama Juneteenth event, holiday seen as an opening day for ‘voting season’
Birmingham News· 5 days agoJuneteenth has been a federal holiday for the past three years and commemorates the ending of...
June 19 is a Federal holiday - all banks, state and Federal buildings closed today
WFMJ Youngstown· 5 days agoJuneteenth was made a National holiday in 2021.
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. If he approves the measure, it...
What you may not know about the ‘Father of Juneteenth’ Al Edwards
theGrio via AOL· 6 days ago(Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) The quest to federalize the ...
Juneteenth celebration highlights Black chefs, restaurants nationwide
CBS News· 5 days agoAcross the country, over 3,000 Black chefs and restaurants have participated in Black Restaurant...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Charleston for the official holiday - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 5 days agoJuneteenth Committee Chair in Charleston Ray Whiting says that for many Americans, June 19th marks a...