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Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
KLAS Las Vegas· 2 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
A 97 year old visionary to visit Santa Fe
Santa Fe New Mexican· 1 day 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...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoState employees will be given Juneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent...
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe celebration is meant to honor the arduous journey to freedom while staying true to...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Remembering George Floyd, four years later
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 20 hours 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...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 6 days agoThe Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-everJuneteenth parade as part of its...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat· 5 days agoOn the steps of what is now the Knott House Museum, where the Emancipation Proclamation was first...
Gov. Ron DeSantis bravely saves Floridians from exposure to nonpatriotic bridges
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn past summers, many major bridges in Florida would be lit up in colors recognizing everything from...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn recognition of that day’s news, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021....
