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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 ...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles...
The Morning Sun· 5 days agoThe separate executive orders signed by the Democratic governor represented his latest outreach to...
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...
‘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...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 4 days agoIn 1939, a 10-year-old girl’s family purchased a home in a white...figurehead behind making June 19 a federal holiday honoring the freedom struggle and...
National Archives' Historic Showcase of Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth Order in DC
Hoodline· 1 week agoArchivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, stated, “The Emancipation Proclamation and...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Montgomery Advertiser· 7 days agoJuneteenth on June 19, a holiday marking the end of American slavery. Other holidays include not...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDay (May 20) and lasting through the Juneteenth holiday (June 19). The celebration is meant to honor...
Remembering George Floyd, four years later
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLest we forget, Floyd was unarmed and being detained for a nonviolent offense — using a counterfeit $20 bill to make a purchase. America witnessed the...
‘Grandmother of the Juneteenth Movement’ to attend Freedom Day in Edison
NJ.com· 2 weeks agoThe NAACP Metuchen-Edison-Piscataway Area branch, in partnership with Edison, will host a Juneteenth...