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When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
The Arizona Republic· 19 hours agoThe day has been commemorated for over 160 years to recognize and celebrate the day enslaved African...
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
KHON 2 Honolulu· 6 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 5 days agoIn 1939, a 10-year-old girl’s family purchased a home in a white neighborhood in Fort Worth...Black Americans from slavery. On June 17, 2021, Opal Lee...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe celebration is meant to honor the arduous journey to freedom while staying true...giving the...
Death of Juneteenth bill in Alabama Legislature sparks accusations
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn recognition of that day’s news, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021....
Near-collisions at airports loom large in summer travel worries
Politico· 2 days agoContinued struggles to accommodate soaring demand for air travel since the pandemic have added to...
Remembering George Floyd, four years later
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLest we forget, Floyd was unarmed and being detained for a nonviolent offense — using a counterfeit $20 bill to make a purchase. America witnessed the...
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
theGrio· 3 days agoThe Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina...