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Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent to state department leaders on...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WTRF Wheeling· 1 day 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· 1 day agoBoth Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters –...
KION 46 Salinas· 4 days 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· 4 days agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. ...
Kentucky Enhances Cultural Recognition With Juneteenth Holiday And Hair Discrimination Ban
Black Enterprise· 10 hours agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has officially signed executive orders to make Juneteenth an executive...
A bill aims to add a new legal holiday to the state of Delaware. Here's what to know
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoState of Delaware grants state employees two floating holidays per calendar year, recognizing Eid...
Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
Gannett via AOL· 20 hours ago“Recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday honors the legacy and contributions of African...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story ofJuneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 2 weeks agoLee is a civil rights icon who championed Juneteenth awareness, an informal Texas holiday celebrated...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...