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Some NC state employees get Juneteenth off. Here’s who gets a paid holiday
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoJuneteenth is an annual holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Its name comes...
Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? Is it a state holiday? Here's everywhere it's recognized
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Monday is Juneteenth, which marks the third anniversary of the federal recognition of the...
What is Juneteenth? Are banks open on the youngest federal holiday?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which became...
SC celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a holiday, but not Juneteenth. That could change
The State via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA similar proposal in recent years would have allowed state employees to choose to observe either...
‘Happy Juneteenth n-----.’ Racist text sent to CLT workers spurs rash of lawsuits
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Sunday text message arrived on a work thread. The date was June 20, 2021. “Happy Father’s Day,”...
Alabama House bill would make Juneteenth a state holiday — but there’s a catch
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn Alabama House bill would allow state employees to commemorate Juneteenth. With one condition. HB...
How to Celebrate Juneteenth With a Focus on Education, Freedom, and Family
Best Products via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuneteenth offers us all an opportunity to honor Black history and heritage through education and...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved ...
Pharrell Pays Student Loan Debt Of 5 NAACP Youth Leaders
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPharrell Williams’ Something in the Water Festival made its triumphant return during the Juneteenth...
Under the baobab: Celebrate Juneteenth, new Palmer Museum this month in Happy Valley
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe Penn State College of Art and Architecture opened its magnificent new art center, the Palmer...