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Do you have to work on Juneteenth? Here's what's open, closed
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth. Non-essential employees in the local branches of government will be off for Juneteenth,...
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoJuneteenth? Federal offices will be closed on June 19. It’s also an official holiday in all 50 states (and the District of Columbia). Are any retail and...
The Civic Promise of Juneteenth
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoUnlike the 2021 unanimous Senate vote and 415-14 House tally in favor of the Juneteenth holiday, the 1983 voting process for the King holiday< ...
Editorial: Juneteenth is an observation worth honoring
The Yuma Sun· 4 days agoToday, June 19, we observe our nation’s newest federal holiday: Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in Texas at the end of the Civil ...
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
WHTC 1450 Holland· 5 days ago(Reuters) - Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoOthers may choose to treat Juneteenth as a day of rest and remembrance. That can mean doing community service, attending...time off. The important thing...
Inland Northwest lawmakers observe Juneteenth | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 4 days agoWashington Governor Jay Inslee (D) offered a reflection on the meaning of the holiday after visiting...
Juneteenth observed in Louisville with parties, events to mark the end of slavery
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in...
What is Juneteenth? What do I say? What do I do? A starter guide to the federal holiday
Tri-City Herald· 5 days agoThose who celebrate Juneteenth have different traditions for marking the holiday, and it’s important to know what some of them are.
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLewis, the superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools who serves on the Kansas African American...