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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 3 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...
Pittsburgh City Council approves $125,000 in funds for for first city-run Juneteenth celebration
WPXI via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe council approved $125,000 for the event. But, with just 30 days until the event, only the date and location have been announced. The one-day event will be held on June ...
Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society’s Juneteenth Luncheon will honor six
Staten Island Advance· 23 hours agoThe Harriet Tubman Purple Hat Society will host its eighth annual Juneteenth Celebration on Friday, June 14 at Li Greci’s Staaten in West Brighton from 8 p.m. until midnight ...
Juneteenth to be observed as a state holiday for the first time | ABC6
ABC 6 Providence· 2 days agoFor the first time, Rhode Island is recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday. As the holiday is...
Jersey City Juneteenth Celebrations Set To Be Bigger And Better This Year
Black Enterprise· 3 days agoThe countdown to summer is on, which means Juneteenth celebrations will be here before we know it....
Pittsburgh poised to fund 2 Juneteenth events after controversy over dueling celebrations
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 1 day agoPittsburgh has figured out a way to defuse a controversy over dueling Juneteenth celebrations: Give...
2024 Unity Fest: Celebrating Juneteenth & Father’s Day
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAUGUSTA (WJBF) – Several local small businesses are joining together to host a Unity Fest. The event...
Are Walmart and Publix open? Florida stores open and closed on Memorial Day
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDay on the third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents Day, on the third Monday in...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe soldiers announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were now free....
Is the post office open on Memorial Day? Will mail run today?
Birmingham News· 3 days agoMemorial Day (Monday, May 27, 2024) is a federal holiday, meaning government offices are closed....