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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
First Coast News· 6 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· 5 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
What is Juneteenth? What do I say? What do I do? A starter guide to the federal holiday
Tri-City Herald· 6 days agoThose who celebrate Juneteenth have different traditions for marking the holiday, and it’s important to know what some of them are.
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 6 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 6 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 5 days 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 could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 7 days agoThe Alaska Legislature earlier this year passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a June 19th...