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When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
FOX 13 Seattle· 5 days agoSeveral Seattle-area organizations held Juneteenth events on Saturday, celebrating and honoring the...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
Is there mail on Juneteenth? Post Office, UPS, FedEx open hours
Newsweek· 4 days agoWednesday is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that began under the Biden administration and celebrates...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 4 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Gov. Jeff Landry gives state workers Wednesday off to observe Juneteenth
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLandry issued an...heads of state agencies and institutions to honor the day off in conjunction with...
Atlanta celebrates Juneteenth with community events, activism
FOX 5 Atlanta· 2 days agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, is a ...
Kansas officially observes Juneteenth, the nation's 'second Independence Day' at Capitol
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoHowever, it wasn't a formal public holiday, meaning state employees didn't get the day off. "As we...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt is the American celebration of freedom from slavery. Juneteenth was first observed, unofficially, in Texas in 1866. It wasn't officially recognized as...
What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Post-Bulletin· 4 days agoJuneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday ...
Juneteenth events to celebrate around Iowa
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, observed annually on June 19, celebrates the day slavery ended in the United States. President Joe Biden signed legislation in 2021 making &...
