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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGina Maiola, communications director for Ivey, said Monday the memo did not list all the state holidays but that the governor added a couple of days, Juneteenth and the day ...
Tax Breaks: As Summer Begins, The Tax World Shows No Signs Of Cooling Off
Forbes· 16 hours agoMemorial Day became a federal holiday for work purposes in 1888, but it wasn't observed uniformly...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 4 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday, marking ...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 1 day agoBy 2021, this very same little girl — now 94 — was the national figurehead behind making June 19 a federal holiday honoring the freedom struggle and...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn recognition of that day’s news, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021....
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 2 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Can bans and curfews: Make sure you know the new rules for tubing
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoThe Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of tubing season in Central Texas, when thousands...
Why Eritreans are at war with each other around the world
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“This show of unity led to a surge in the popularity of independence day and other national holidays...
Big Nvidia results, decent housing reports will boost markets
TheStreet via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoPay attention to this week's big housing reports Home sales are a big piece of how the U.S. economy...