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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 5 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...
Kentucky governor designates Juneteenth a holiday, bans hairstyle discrimination
theGrio· 7 hours agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
GoLocalProv | Food | “Taste of Juneteenth” Being Held in Providence on First Year of State Holiday
GoLocalProv· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves were freed in Texas, two and a half...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters –...
KION 46 Salinas· 7 days agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth as a state holiday...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 7 days agoKay Ivey sent to state department leaders on Monday The memo identifies the state holidays for the...
Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year
Birmingham News· 7 days agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. ...
Marshall-Harrison County Juneteenth Celebration plans underway
The Marshall News Messenger· 21 hours ago“In communities across the country, Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 3 days agoIn 1939, a 10-year-old girl’s family purchased a home in a white neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, underestimating the level of local racial animosity....