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What is Juneteenth? Are banks open on the youngest federal holiday?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which became...
Juneteenth became a federal holiday two years ago. What does the day commemorate?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCorrection: A previous version of this story misstated the year the 13th Amendment was passed. In...
Former Minneapolis Cop Who Helped Restrain George Floyd Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back and restrained him was...
Juneteenth as a paid holiday? Some states stall or say no
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople attend Juneteenth celebrations in Harlem in New York last year. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez /...
More than any other holiday, Juneteenth must be a day of service and remembrance
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe barricades have been removed, through traffic is back and protesters are largely gone from 38th...
Juneteenth Isn’t Being Taught In Classrooms Because Of White Fragility
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was the summer of 2020 when protests erupted across the country around the police killing of...
George Floyd's uncle discusses civil rights with Scripps News
Newsy via AOL· 11 months agoSelwyn Jones is the uncle of George Floyd. Jones spoke with Scripps News on Juneteenth about the history of the holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people, particularly ...
Remembering George Floyd, four years later
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 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...
Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term
Associated Press via AOL· 1 year agoThe former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another officer...
Former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
Revolt via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJ. Alexander Kueng The former police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back has been sentenced...