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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 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...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFollowing the House's decision, President Biden enacted the legislation the subsequent day. When did...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via AOL· 4 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 4 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 5 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 5 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoJuneteenth arrives this week, and since it's a federal holiday, some government offices will be...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Bloomington
WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria· 50 minutes agoBLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The Juneteenth celebrations continued at Miller Park in Bloomington on Saturday. Dozens of local groups set up tables offering...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThree years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of celebration as well...
