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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Radio· 7 days agoJune 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 4 days agoholiday, named after a contraction of the date "June Nineteenth," commemorates the events of June 19...
Mississippi does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday
WLBT 3· 1 day agoJACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. The holiday is observed by...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoNew Jersey state holidays Juneteenth is one of 13 total state holidays that New Jersey is scheduled...
Juneteenth could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 4 days agoThe Alaska Legislature earlier this year passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a June 19th...
It’s time for South Carolina to finally recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday | Opinion
The State via Yahoo News· 4 days agoState Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Columbia, has introduced several bills to make Juneteenth an SC state ...