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Editorial: Juneteenth isn't a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoJuneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoThe last was in 2022. Some county commissions and city councils have declared Juneteenth a recognized holiday and closed offices. In April Lakeland officials ...
Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 12 hours ago“This bill would give Juneteenth proper status (and) reflected significance to so many people across...
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 6 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...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMany Texans pushed for the holiday to be recognized by the state— a designation that finally came in...
Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Juneteenth 2024 in NH? Here's what to know
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoSenate Bill 481, sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, D-Portsmouth, would make Juneteenth a...
Q&A: Retired Army colonel Dwayne Wagner talks about his Juneteenth poem for Military Review
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 5 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 Post via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoMiami prison named after Trump? Reaction to potential Dulles Airport renaming Back in April, a bill...
All national parks will be free for the first time this week
TheStreet.com· 3 hours agoThis marks the third year that Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Amid a nationwide reckoning on race and inequality that occurred after George Floyd’s death at the hands of ...
Damage from spring storms? The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is set for July
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 3 hours agoTexans who suffered losses from the storms and flooding between April 26 and June 5 have until July 16 to apply for federal assistance.