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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 17 hours 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 ...
Death of Juneteenth bill in Alabama Legislature sparks accusations
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoA bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WJTV Jackson· 4 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
Remembering George Floyd, four years later
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLest we forget, Floyd was unarmed and being detained for a nonviolent offense — using a counterfeit $20 bill to make a purchase. America witnessed the...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Montgomery Advertiser· 7 days agoState employees will be given Juneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 4 days agoIn 1939, a 10-year-old girl’s family purchased a home in a white neighborhood in Fort Worth...Americans from slavery. On June 17, 2021, Opal Lee stood...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe celebration is meant to honor the arduous journey to freedom while staying true to...
National Archives' Historic Showcase of Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth Order in DC
Hoodline· 7 days agoArchivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, stated, “The Emancipation Proclamation and...
Near-collisions at airports loom large in summer travel worries
Politico via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoAmid that mismatch, airline cancellations and delays were rampant. One of the worst weekends for travel hit during the Juneteenth-Father’s Day weekend in 2022, where some ...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn recognition of that day’s news, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021....