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The Root· 14 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed a bill on Thursday that officially established Juneteenth as the first new federal holiday in nearly four ...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTo commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was created on June 19, abbreviated to Juneteenth,...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 18 hours agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...
Is there mail on Juneteenth? Post Office, UPS, FedEx open hours
Newsweek· 13 hours agoWednesday is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that began under the Biden administration and celebrates...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 15 hours agoIn the lead-up to 19 June 2021, both chambers of the US Congress moved swiftly to pass the bill and - with the signature of President Biden, it became...
Conserve the Culture founder calls out Biden after blank stare at Juneteenth celebration
Fox News· 4 days agoConserve the Culture founder Michaelah Montgomery reacted to President Biden’s Juneteenth...
What is Juneteenth and why do we celebrate it?
The Patriot-News· 16 hours agoStates learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history with joy, in the...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJuneteenth has been unable to escape the inevitable – commercialization. An online search for...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. Biden...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 11 hours agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...