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Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“It should not just be about the past, it has to be about the future.” Goler hopes that the holiday...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
FOX 13 Seattle· 2 hours agoSeveral Seattle-area organizations held Juneteenth events on Saturday, celebrating and honoring the...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated
NBC Chicago· 5 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the holiday, set for June 19, has been sacred to many Black communities. Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021,
What is Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Jubilee Day? End of American slavery commemorated
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S. on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth
Fun Juneteenth events set for Jackson. See what's going on here
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth, the day set aside to commemorate June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the...
What’s closed on Juneteenth, from post offices, banks and more
NBC Chicago· 5 days agoSummer is packed with federal holidays, and another one will arrive on the calendar in the coming...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's when and where you can celebrate the holiday across Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA year later, in 1866, the first Juneteenth celebration took place in Galveston, and the holiday...
Folsom man is part of a movement to make Juneteenth a paid holiday in California cities
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWho has Juneteenth off? Juneteenth commemorates the date when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger...the...
SC native sang at the White House's Juneteenth concert last year. They asked her back.
The Post and Courier· 13 hours agoFor the second year in a row, South Carolina native Patina Miller commanded the audience on the...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOpal Lee continued her annual walk and gathered almost 2 million signatures on her petition to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday. The following...