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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US if they don’t like country
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden recognized Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021. It became the first new...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
First Coast News· 6 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the struggles of our past and looks with hope to the future. Matthew Goss was...
Will mail run today? Is post office open on Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)?
Birmingham News· 6 days agoJuneteenth – a celebration of one of the final acts of emancipation for slaves in the U.S. – is the...
Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHere's everything you need to know about the holiday from what will be closed today and why we celebrate. When is Juneteenth 2024? Juneteenth always falls ...
How are federal holidays created?
CBS News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, it would go on to be called, started with small celebrations in the Lone Star State, the first steps in a long journey to earning a...
Opinion | Why Juneteenth gives me hope in 2024
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlthough it was only designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day has of course been celebrated in Black American...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...