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Opal Lee Fought To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday. Her Fight Isn’t Over.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis June 19 marks the second year the United States has observed Juneteenth as a national holiday....
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Juneteenth celebrates its third birthday as a federally recognized holiday this year. However, Juneteenth is not three...
The Best Way to Honor Juneteenth, According to Activists Who Helped Make It a National Holiday
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA young girl sits on a man's shoulders during the Louisville Juneteenth Festival at the Big Four...
Understanding Juneteenth
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA father and daughter. Illustrated | Getty Images, iStock The U.S. will observe the federal Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 20, though the actual...
Juneteenth 2023: Celebrate in Knoxville with parade, exhibits, stories of emancipation
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA month after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill to make June 19 ‒ known as Juneteenth ‒ a state...
All You Need to Know About Federal Holidays for 2023
Real Simple via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLearn about the full schedule—and your employee rights to observe holidays that aren't on the list. Gam1983/Getty Images Although you’d think they’d be...
Are Banks Closed or Open on Juneteenth?
GoBankingRates via AOL· 1 year agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and falls on June 19 every year. It is recognized as a federal holiday. Additionally,...
Wanda Lloyd: Celebrate Black culture this Juneteenth, beware the commercialization
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is a column by Wanda Lloyd, a retired newspaper editor and author of “COMING FULL CIRCLE: From...
Juneteenth and Black America’s Love of Horses
Harper's Bazaar via AOL· 12 months agoJuneteenth and Black America’s Love of HorsesBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI - Getty Images Each year, Black people across the United States observe June 19—the day...
Can We Admit Mainstreaming Juneteenth Has Been a Disaster?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJohn Lamparski/Getty ImagesOn June 17, 2021, nearly a year after the murder of George Floyd,...
