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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 11 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 ...
Kentucky governor designates Juneteenth a holiday, bans hairstyle discrimination
theGrio via AOL· 13 hours agoFor generations, Black Americans have recognized Juneteenth. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed...
Death of Juneteenth bill in Alabama Legislature sparks accusations
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoA bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to...
GoLocalProv | Food | “Taste of Juneteenth” Being Held in Providence on First Year of State Holiday
GoLocalProv· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves were freed in Texas, two and a half...
‘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...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters –...
KION 46 Salinas· 1 week agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth as a state holiday...
Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year
Birmingham News· 1 week agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. ...
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...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story ofJuneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 2 weeks agoLee, 97, will spend 10 days abroad sharing her life story, the message of freedom, and the story of ...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBoth Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these...