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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 6 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...
Granderson: Overcoming America's past is everyone's responsibility
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe following year Trump was suing to have the votes tossed out where a lot of Black people live in...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 6 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what’s open and closed on ...
Don’t know much about Juneteenth? Here’s a beginner’s guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WGN TV Chicago· 7 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
What is Juneteenth? What do I say? What do I do? A starter guide to the federal holiday
Tri-City Herald· 7 days agoThose who celebrate Juneteenth have different traditions for marking the holiday, and it’s important to know what some of them are.
Letter to the editor: Juneteenth brings mixed emotions
Gannett via AOL· 3 hours agoAs I sit here 25 minutes before our newest federal holiday, I’m filled with mixed emotions: Proud of the progress we’ve made; and shameful of the regression I’m witnessing ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth in Virginia: Local expert discusses the holiday and its meaning
WAVY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJune 19 is Juneteenth. The date commemorates when the last enslaved people in the United States...
JUNETEENTH: What the holiday means to a Black FWFD firefighter
21Alive Fort Wayne· 6 days agoCaptain Andrea Burton has worked for the Fort Wayne Fire Department for 22 years and this Juneteenth...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 7 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...