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Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 3 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Juneteenth Celebration comes to Diamond Park on Saturday
The Meadville Tribune, Pa. via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe Juneteenth Celebration planned for Saturday in Diamond Park comes a few days after the actual Juneteenth holiday, which occurred ...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Juneteenth flag flies at Reading City Hall in Pennsylvania for the Juneteenth Holiday in 2021. Ben Hasty/MediaNews ...
Biden’s searing character attacks on Trump may tell a story about his own campaign’s struggles
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago“After a lifetime of racism and in honor of the holiday, the least Trump could do is give Black...
Juneteenth celebrations, block parties and more in Philadelphia, New Jersey
CBS News· 2 days agoJuneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and officially became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. Here...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoGov. Ron DeSantis issued a resolution in 2020 calling upon Floridians to honor Juneteenth. “Juneteenth is an important opportunity to honor the principles ...
2024 Juneteenth events in Central Pennsylvania
WHTM via Yahoo News· 2 days ago(WHTM) – Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas,...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
UPI· 1 day agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Why many government offices are closing Wednesday for Juneteenth
Scripps News via AOL· 4 days agoThis year marks the fourth time since 2021 that June 19 has been designated a federal holiday by...
