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Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoHis colleagues went ahead with the plan, but the march was not as large as they had hoped, so they...
How the Utah Legislature wants to push back against the Biden administration in a special session
The Salt Lake Tribune· 8 hours agoOn Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, the...
Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 22 hours ago“This bill would give Juneteenth proper status (and) reflected significance to so many people across...
What Kamala Harris wants you to do on Juneteenth
Rolling Out· 7 hours agoVice President Kamala Harris spoke to the audience in Atlanta at The Rocket Foundation Summit 2024 at The Carter Center.
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WJZY via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoWhen the Civil War ended in April 1865, U.S. General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and read...19, 1866. Celebrations continued on this day...
Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Juneteenth 2024 in NH? Here's what to know
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoSenate Bill 481, sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, D-Portsmouth, would make Juneteenth a...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Tallahassee Democrat· 18 hours agoBay, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops with a message for the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people...
Q&A: Retired Army colonel Dwayne Wagner talks about his Juneteenth poem for Military Review
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoTexas slaves cried to their Gods: “Why not us … and … why not me?” 9 April 1865 End of the bloody...
Will a Miami prison be named after Trump? Here's what Florida lawmakers are trying to rename
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoMiami prison named after Trump? Reaction to potential Dulles Airport renaming Back in April, a bill...