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Juneteenth 2024: Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWill stores, restaurants close for Juneteenth? Even though it is a federally recognized holiday, individual businesses decide whether or not they would like to be open on ...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via AOL· 3 days ago"Juneteenth reminds me of Black freedom dreams, my freedom dreams. In 1865, the port city of...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoGen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops with a message for the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people there. They were finally free. Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth Chancel Choir concert on Wednesday
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 5 days agoCommunity United Methodist Church presents a Juneteenth Chancel Choir Concert in its sanctuary, 6 p.m. Wednesday. A reception with light refreshments...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in...
Fourth annual Juneteenth event connects Outer Banks history and present
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMANTEO — The fourth annual Juneteenth celebration held Wednesday outside the Pea Island Cookhouse...
How Juneteenth was commemorated across the QCA
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the true emancipation of all remaining enslaved people on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation...
Juneteenth in Virginia: Local expert discusses the holiday and its meaning
WAVY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJune 19 is Juneteenth. The date commemorates when the last enslaved people in the United States...
Juneteenth flag-raising in Aurora a celebration of freedom, life
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoThe celebration in downtown Aurora Wednesday afternoon was about freedom and life. For the third...
Trustees to vote on shortening public comment at meetings, activists say they are being silenced -...
The State News· 1 hour agoUnder the proposal, a maximum of 15 individuals would be allowed to address the board at each...
