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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates the day -- June 19, 1865 -- when federal soldiers...
Everyone Is Invited to Juneteenth
Bon Appetit via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoIn a conversation with the chef Carla Hall, Bon Appétit editor in chief Jamila Robinson discusses how they celebrate—and cook—on the national holiday.
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 23 hours agoJuneteenth, the newest federal holiday recognized by the U.S. government, commemorates the day...
Pensacola Juneteenth celebrations include festivals, concerts and 'family reunion.'
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation ending legal slavery in the United States two years earlier. Enforcement of the
Celebrations, exhibits, & Frederick Douglass: Commemorate Juneteenth in Fall River
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoJuneteenth is being marked with a celebration at Kennedy Park, an exhibit at Heritage State Park, &...
Here are 12 Juneteenth events around South Jersey
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,...
Six-day Juneteenth celebration in Toledo
WTVG 13 Action News· 15 hours agoWe are two weeks out from Juneteenth, Freedom Day, marking our country’s second independence day to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United...
Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety
Mountain View Telegraph· 3 days agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in...
The Meaning of Juneteenth - A Blast From The Past That Somehow Escaped Us
Black Enterprise· 18 hours agoJune 19th commemorates the day that all enslaved Black Americans in a Texas town learned that they...
Mark Juneteenth at suburban Chicago, northwest Indiana celebrations
Chicago Tribune· 3 hours agoMark Juneteenth at suburban Chicago, northwest Indiana celebrations.
