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Kansas celebrates Juneteenth, and ongoing fight for equality, for first time as state holiday
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 27 minutes agoLewis, the superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools who serves on the Kansas African American...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 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· 6 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Politico via Yahoo News· 30 minutes agoOthers may choose to treat Juneteenth as a day of rest and remembrance. That can mean doing community service, attending an education panel or taking...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 5 hours agoWhen he was senator for Illinois, Barack Obama co-sponsored legislation to make Juneteenth a national holiday, but the law was never ...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 5 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.
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
Winston-Salem Journal· 6 hours agoDr. Opal Lee, 97, was instrumental in getting Juneteenth declared a national holiday in 2021.
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoAs Alaska celebrates Juneteenth this Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is weighing whether to sign a...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
