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Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 17 hours agoJuneteenth quickly gained traction across the country, with 59 percent of American adults reporting that they knew “a lot” or “some” about the holiday in ...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 1 day agoJuneteenth is also referred to as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Liberation Day. Juneteenth National Independence Day is the first...
Juneteenth becomes official city holiday: What this means for collective bargaining units
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Norwich City Council unanimously approved June 19, Juneteenth Independence Day, as a city ...
Norwich, Waterford add Juneteenth as a paid municipal holiday for employees
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 4—Norwich was the first Connecticut city to celebrate Juneteenth 35 years ago, but it took three years after June 19 was made a federal holiday for ...
MSU to host annual Juneteenth event - The State News
The State News· 1 day agoThe event, which started in 2021, the same year in which Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the United States, honors the day that all African American ...
Black Hills Community Theatre to host Juneteenth celebration
Rapid City Journal· 17 hours agoBlack Hills Community Theatre and the Performing Arts Center of Rapid City will host Rapid City’s...
Variety of Juneteenth events planned in Longview
The Longview News-Journal· 4 days agoJuneteenth in Longview will be celebrated June 15 with a parade, community festival, business expo and other events.
Juneteenth celebration set for June 15 in Old Town Lompoc
Santa Maria Times· 2 days agoThe Santa Maria-Lompoc NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and...
Juneteenth Celebrations in San Francisco and Around the Bay | KQED
KQED· 3 days agoCelebrating Black culture in a city where the African-American population has dropped 50% in the...
‘It’s time that we link our arms together’: Juneteenth Central Oregon Jubilee returns to Bend
OregonLive.com· 4 days agoFast forward to 2024, and Adams is the executive director of the largest cultural festival in...