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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 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’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Will mail run today? Is post office open on Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)?
Birmingham News· 4 days agoJuneteenth – a celebration of one of the final acts of emancipation for slaves in the U.S. – is the...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Record· 2 days agoThis year marks the third year that New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state ...
Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US if they don’t like country
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSo far, Trump has not issued an endorsement. President Joe Biden recognized Juneteenth as a federal ...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 5 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
New Houston mural honors Texas' 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'
Houston Chronicle· 4 days agoMidtown's newest public artwork piece pays homage to Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan activist who...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 5 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 5 days ago(Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by ...free in all 50 states. The zigzag-shaped outline burst...