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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 7 days agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated as an official state holiday in...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoTexas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980. Other states followed suit...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoTo commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was created on June 19, abbreviated to Juneteenth,...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhy is June 19 a federal holiday? Though it has long been celebrated in Black communities, ...
Looking to celebrate Juneteenth? Here's a list of events happening across Texas
Austin American-Statesman· 6 hours agoJuneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. This year, Juneteenth will...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
Triad Juneteenth events include Bailey Park celebration on Saturday, The Wailers in Greensboro on...
Winston-Salem Journal· 11 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, which came on June 19, 1865, when...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's when and where you can celebrate theholiday across Oklahoma
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoGranger's proclamation. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by the U.S. House and...
Is there mail service on Juneteenth? Here’s what’s open, closed on the holiday
NBC Chicago· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is right around the corner, and many residents are curious as to what impacts the...
Perspective | Talk to kids about Juneteenth, and let food guide the conversation
Washington Post· 8 hours agoJuneteenth became our newest federal holiday in 2021, 156 years after Union Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived in Galveston, ...