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Juneteenth could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoThe Alaska Legislature earlier this year passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a June 19th...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDunleavy is weighing whether to sign a bill to make it a legal holiday in Alaska. Dunleavy has until...
Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhen is Juneteenth 2024? Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national
Juneteenth 2024: What will be closed for the holiday?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 6 days agoJuneteenth honors the end of slavery in the United States.
Juneteenth isn’t just a Black holiday. It’s for all Americans
NPR· 5 days agoThat is one reason the magnificent Opal Lee, the Fort Worth native known as the grandmother of ...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 6 days agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee discusses her work to solidify the holiday
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 5 days agoMany Americans are taking time today to celebrate Juneteenth. President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation officially took effect on January 1, 1863, but that, of course, ...
Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNew Hampshire is that 'Live Free or Die' state so, you know, we will just keep trying.” Vermont...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
Alabama lawmaker to push for permanent Juneteenth state holiday again
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 4 days agoWhile Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed it a state holiday...