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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 hours agoWhen he was senator for Illinois, Barack Obama co-sponsored legislation to make Juneteenth a national holiday, but the law was never ...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAs Alaska celebrates Juneteenth this Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is weighing whether to sign a...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 8 hours agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 5 hours agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...