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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days ago"Beginning in 2022, the Postal Service will recognize the Juneteenth National Independence Day as a ...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 1 day agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 15 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoIt wasn't officially recognized as a holiday in any state until Texas did so in 1979. Now, every state in the U.S. recognizes it after South Dakota...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC· 16 hours agoIt's Juneteenth 2022 and I am uncomfortable on a New York City beach. When President Joe Biden signed a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday in...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
At Alabama Juneteenth event, holiday seen as an opening day for ‘voting season’
Birmingham News· 5 hours agoJuneteenth has been a federal holiday for the past three years and commemorates the ending of...
