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Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety
Mountain View Telegraph· 6 days agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 2 days agoJuneteenth is also referred to as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Liberation Day. Juneteenth National ...
'Louteenth' debacle shows missteps in honoring Black history canbe learning opportunities
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth became a national holiday in 2021, marking the first new federal holiday since Martin ...
Here's the difference between fixed and floating holidays
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoBeginning with the fixed dates, we have New Year’s Day (January 1), Juneteenth (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), Veteran...Washington’s birthday on ...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoJuneteenth derives its name from June 19, 1865, the day that U.S. General Gordon Granger informed the enslaved individuals of Galveston, Texas, that they were officially free ...
Stevie Wonder Songs: 25 Top Tracks
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“When Duke Ellington was asked about his favorite song, he’d say, ‘I haven’t written it...
Alabama state offices are closed today for another Confederate holiday
Birmingham News· 6 days agoDavis. June 3 is one of three in Alabama that honor Confederate leaders: Robert E. Lee’s birthday,...
32nd Juneteenth events salute ‘Black Girl Magic,’ Native American parallels
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMacon Black Culture’s events culminate that day with a barbecue at Greenwood BBQ, recently opened by...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Although it has long celebrated in the African American community, this monumental event remains largely...The legal ...
White House to host Juneteenth concert
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBiden in 2021 signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act proclaiming June 19, the official date of the end of slavery, as a federal-level
