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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...
JD Crowe: Celebrate Juneteenth and abolish Alabama’s Confederate holidays
Birmingham News· 4 days agoJune 19 has long been recognized by African Americans as a day to celebrate the end of slavery. It...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 5 days agoBay, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops with a message for the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people...
South Bend residents come together to 'ring with harmonies of Liberty' at Juneteenth event
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 hours ago“It was more intimate where you maybe went to a church and families got together to celebrate," she...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoShe shared her thoughts on the essence of Juneteenth in that 2022 interview. "People think it's a...
Senator Markey champions Juneteenth federal holiday and criticizes Supreme Court's conservative...
GBH News· 5 days agoMassachusetts Senator Ed Markey was one of the lead sponsors of the bill that established Juneteenth...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC· 4 days 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...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Savannah residents need to know
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe newest federal holiday falls during the middle of the week this year. Here's everything you need...