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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...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Juneteenth – Thanks, but no thanks
The Escanaba Daily Press· 17 minutes agoThe Black community understands that symbolic gestures, holidays, and the like, may be nice, but mean absolutely nothing. Did the great Black leaders of ...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 5 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what’s open and closed on ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAdditionally, red fruits like strawberries and watermelon are eaten during the holiday because they...
When is Juneteenth? Did the holiday start in Texas? Here’s everything you need to know
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 7 days agoEmancipation Park in Houston was purchased by a group of former slaves to become the official...
JUNETEENTH: What the holiday means to a Black FWFD firefighter
21Alive Fort Wayne· 4 days agoCaptain Andrea Burton has worked for the Fort Wayne Fire Department for 22 years and this Juneteenth...
Chicago public libraries are closed for Juneteenth. Here's what that means for cooling centers
NBC Chicago· 5 days agoWednesday marks the Juneteenth holiday, leading to closures of post offices, banks and public...
Juneteenth 2024: What's opened/closed on June 19
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIs the post office open on Juneteenth? The U.S. Postal Service closes for 11 federal holidays, including Juneteenth. The Postal Service ...
