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Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday ...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThis occurred 11 days after the end of the Civil War and two years after President Abraham Lincoln...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 2 weeks agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
The history of Milwaukee's Juneteenth flag
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMilwaukee’s annual Juneteenth celebration is one of the country’s oldest. The red, white and blue flag is one of our 100 objects that make Milwaukee.
Florida Emancipation Day again recognized in Gainesville at museum in Black community
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAdam...Maxwell, an executive assistant at the Office of Equity and Inclusion for the City of...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 3 days agoFirst celebrated in Texas, Juneteenth recognizes the emancipation of African American slaves by President Abraham Lincoln< ...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat· 4 days agoGeneral Edward McCook first read the proclamation on May 20, 1865. The occasion marked the day that...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 2 weeks agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 4 days ago-based anti-racist organization, will host the Greenport community’s third annual Juneteenth...
Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Austin American-Statesman· 2 weeks agoLongtime civil rights activist and "Grandmother of Juneteenth," Opal Lee, received an honorary...