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Juneteenth: A Colorful Holiday To Celebrate
Black Enterprise· 3 hours agoCertain holidays are often celebrated by donning signature colors: red at Valentine’s, orange and black for Halloween, and red, white, and blue for those...
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 1 day agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices ...
Juneteenth to be observed as a state holiday for the first time | ABC6
ABC 6 Providence· 5 hours agoFor the first time, Rhode Island is recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday. As the holiday is...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WTRF Wheeling· 5 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama
The Florence Times-Daily· 11 hours agoMONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative efforts
GoLocalProv | Food | “Taste of Juneteenth” Being Held in Providence on First Year of State Holiday
GoLocalProv· 2 days agoJuneteenth," PHOTO: Unsplash/Chantal Lim The first “Taste ofJuneteenth” will be held on Wednesday,...
Death of Juneteenth bill in Alabama Legislature sparks accusations
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to...
Beshear declares Juneteenth state Executive Branch holiday
WKYT Lexington· 5 days agoGovernor Andy Beshear signed an executive order declaring Juneteenth a state Executive Branch ...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBoth Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these...
Jersey City Juneteenth Celebrations Set To Be Bigger And Better This Year
Black Enterprise· 1 day agoIn a news release shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE, All About Us revealed that the festival will take...