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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 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...
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...
As Juneteenth grows and spreads, it's helped all people learn about Black culture
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 50 minutes ago“Before they passed it (as a federal holiday), a lot of people didn’t know what Juneteenth was,” Lindsey said. “I hate to say it but I was one of those ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
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...
Clark County holiday closures: Juneteenth
The Columbian· 3 days agoWhat’s open and what’s closed on the Juneteenth holiday?
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoAn online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos,...
Gerth: In Kentucky, it's Oreo cookies and not Juneteenth that's important
Gannett via AOL· 50 minutes agoIt became a federal holiday in 2021 and, on May 23, Gov. Andy Beshear made it a holiday for...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Mississippi does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday
WLBT 3· 14 hours agoJACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. The holiday is observed by...