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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? - The...
The Morning Sun· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Kansas celebrates Juneteenth and ongoing fight for equality — for first time as state holiday
Lawrence Journal-World· 2 days agoAnthony Lewis says Juneteenth is a time to reflect on progress made in the fight for civil rights...
Today is Juneteenth, but the state of New Jersey will also celebrate Friday. Here's why
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNew Jersey state holidays Juneteenth is one of 13 total state holidays that New Jersey is scheduled...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 3 days agoholiday, named after a contraction of the date "June Nineteenth," commemorates the events of June 19...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 2 days agoThe term “Juneteenth” is a blend of the words June and nineteenth; theholiday has also been called ...
Gerth: In Kentucky, it's Oreo cookies and not Juneteenth that's important
Gannett via AOL· 1 hour ago“Good morning from LRC. Today is Wednesday, June 19, and National ...I hate to be the wet blanket...
Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen is Juneteenth 2024? Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For...to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday
June 19 is a Federal holiday - all banks, state and Federal buildings closed today
WFMJ Youngstown· 2 days agoJuneteenth was made a National holiday in 2021.