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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 6 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 7 days agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 6 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston ...
President Biden announces executive action to protect undocumented spouses
FOX 26 Houston· 7 days agoMore than 1 million undocumented migrants will be protected from deportation under a new policy. Was...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed in N.J. on Friday?
NJ.com· 5 days agoNew Jersey observes the state holiday of Juneteenth 2024 on Friday, June 21. It is always celebrated...
Juneteenth gains in popularity and so does making money from it
Axios· 6 days agoState of play: The rapid commercialization of Juneteenth comes as some states pass laws limiting the...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, moves into new house on site of burned childhood home
ABC News· 6 days agoLee was 12 years old. Now, 85 years later, Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth for her...
Celebrate Freedom With These 101 Inspiring Juneteenth Instagram Captions
Parade via AOL· 6 days agoIn 2021, President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday by signing the Juneteenth National...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee Gifted New House, Built Where Her Family Home Was Burned Down...
People Magazine· 6 days agoThis year, Juneteenth is even more meaningful for Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother...