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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 22 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 1 week agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Kentucky governor designates Juneteenth a holiday, bans hairstyle discrimination
theGrio· 1 day agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Death of Juneteenth bill in Alabama Legislature sparks accusations
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to...
Jersey City Juneteenth Celebrations Set To Be Bigger And Better This Year
Black Enterprise· 1 day agoIn a news release shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE, All About Us revealed that the festival will take...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 week agoState employees will be given Juneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent...
GoLocalProv | Food | “Taste of Juneteenth” Being Held in Providence on First Year of State Holiday
GoLocalProv· 2 days agoJuneteenth," PHOTO: Unsplash/Chantal Lim The first “Taste ofJuneteenth” will be held on Wednesday,...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
AOL· 1 week agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative ...
Is Memorial Day Considered a Federal Holiday? Here’s What To Know
The Pioneer Woman via AOL· 2 weeks agoFiguring out if you have Memorial Day 2024 off from work? It might help to know if Memorial Day is a...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBoth Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these...