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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WKYC Cleveland· 17 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFollowing the House's decision, President Biden enacted the legislation the subsequent day. When did...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 20 minutes agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 1 day agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 2 hours agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...
Juneteenth isn’t just a Black holiday. It’s for all Americans
NPR· 2 hours agoThat is one reason the magnificent Opal Lee, the Fort Worth native known as the grandmother of ...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 2 hours agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...