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What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTexas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980. Other states followed suit...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 13 hours ago"Today, Rhode Island makes a crucial and official recognition of the horrors and injustices of...
Lexington Democrat will attempt to make Juneteenth a state holiday (again)
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoPast efforts to do so have failed. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorating the...
Memphis celebrating Juneteenth since ‘before it was cool’
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — This weekend kicks off a celebration of freedom with Juneteenth. The day was...
19 Juneteenth Trivia Questions To Test What You Know About This Important Piece of History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJuneteenth is around the corner and this Juneteenth trivia is a great way to celebrate. This day is...
Ron English: Maximizing the meaning behind Juneteenth (Opinion)
The Charleston Gazette· 3 days agoWhen Juneteenth became a federal holiday, it flipped the script for celebrating freedom of African...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Why is Juneteenth important? It is a lesser-known fact that the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 2 hours ago''I'm so happy I don't know what to do,'' said Lee, sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of the home just before the ceremony. The ceremony to welcome Lee into the newly completed home comes ...
Rock Island recognizes Juneteenth as official holiday
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is now an official holiday in Rock Island. City Council members unanimously voted to...