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Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WKRN Nashville· 10 hours agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoBoth Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 3 days agoState employees will be given Juneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 2 weeks agoIs Juneteenth an official state holiday in SC? In 2022, S.C. senators approved a bill giving state...
Dueling Pittsburgh Juneteenth celebrations spark controversy, criticism of Gainey
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 2 days agoThe longtime organizer of Pittsburgh’s most well-known Juneteenth festival harshly condemned Mayor...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 3 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 4 days agoThe Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-everJuneteenth parade as part of its...
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 weeks agoShe attended the signing ceremony at the White House in 2021 when Biden made Juneteenth a federal ...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 2 weeks agoThe White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or...