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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
How many federal holidays are there? Make sure you don't miss your days off in 2024-25
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoHow many federal holidays are there? Each year, there are 11 federal holidays in the U.S.: New Year's Day (January 1) Martin Luther King ...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Montgomery Advertiser· 5 days agoThe memo identifies the state holidays for the remaining part of the year, including Juneteenth on...
Dueling Pittsburgh Juneteenth celebrations spark controversy, criticism of Gainey
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 3 days agoThe longtime organizer of Pittsburgh’s most well-known Juneteenth festival harshly condemned Mayor...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 2 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Can bans and curfews: Make sure you know the new rules for tubing
San Antonio Express-News· 4 days agoThe Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of tubing season in Central Texas, when thousands...
Juneteenth Holiday Alabama
Anacortes American· 5 days agoFILE - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey delivers her State of the State address, March 7, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. On Monday, May 20, 2024, Ivey's office again...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 6 days agoThe Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-everJuneteenth parade as part of its...
Memorial Day 2024: What is open, closed in Florida?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMemorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971. The 10 other federal holidays observed annually are: New Year’s Day on January ...
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 5 days agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday ...