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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Dog teams continue Tenerife search for Jay Slater
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoA remote and wild national park, it is a world away from Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas, the party town holiday resorts of the island’s south...
Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US if they don’t like country
The Independent via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoA Missouri Republican told Black Americans to “kindly” leave the US if they “don’t like” the country...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days 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· 3 days agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years ago making Juneteenth a national ...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSince the New Jersey state government made Juneteenth a state holiday before the federal government...
Oakwood's Juneteenth celebration is a homecoming for Venice's Black community
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoFor two decades, current and former Black residents of Venice have gathered in June to keep memories...
Prof: GOP seizes on SCOTUS' "very accommodating view of intrusion" of Christianity in public spaces
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago“The purpose is not solely religious,” Republican state Sen. Jay Morris said earlier...I’m concerned...
Are banks open today? Federal bank holidays in 2024
Bankrate via AOL· 5 days agoHere are the Federal Reserve System bank holidays for 2024: Bank holidays 2024 New Year’s Day Jan. 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day...Jan. 15 Presidents’...