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Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 14 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 ...
Kentucky governor designates Juneteenth a holiday, bans hairstyle discrimination
theGrio via AOL· 16 hours agoFor generations, Black Americans have recognized Juneteenth. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed...
Death of Juneteenth bill in Alabama Legislature sparks accusations
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoA bill that would have made Juneteenth a state holiday died in the Alabama Legislature, leading to...
GoLocalProv | Food | “Taste of Juneteenth” Being Held in Providence on First Year of State Holiday
GoLocalProv· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves were freed in Texas, two and a half...
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...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBoth Democratic and Republican lawmakers have tried and failed to pass bills on both of these...
Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth an official state holiday, but the bill stalled in committee multiple times. “Recognizing...
Kentucky Enhances Cultural Recognition With Juneteenth Holiday And Hair Discrimination Ban
Black Enterprise· 3 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has officially signed executive orders to make Juneteenth an executive...
Marshall-Harrison County Juneteenth Celebration plans underway
The Marshall News Messenger· 1 day agoThe Marshall-Harrison County Juneteenth Celebration is underway as organizers recently announced...
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, Texas, underestimating the level of local racial animosity....