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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 6 days agoApproaching this year’s Juneteenth holiday, MassLive asked readers and staff to identify Black...
What is Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Jubilee Day? End of American slavery commemorated
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S. on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth
Fun Juneteenth events set for Jackson. See what's going on here
Gannett via AOL· 7 hours agoJuneteenth, the day set aside to commemorate June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's when and where you can celebrate the holiday across Oklahoma
Gannett via AOL· 20 hours agoA year later, in 1866, the first Juneteenth celebration took place in Galveston, and the holiday...
What’s closed on Juneteenth, from post offices, banks and more
NBC Chicago· 17 hours agoSummer is packed with federal holidays, and another one will arrive on the calendar in the coming...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoOpal Lee continued her annual walk and gathered almost 2 million signatures on her petition to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday. The following...
Juneteenth in Erie: Celebrations include annual Block Party, Cookout Cruise and art
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoThere will be performances, food trucks and dozens of minority-led vendors. Stage acts will include dance groups, local rappers and bands, spoken word, and a talk show. Juneteenth< ...
Folsom man is part of a movement to make Juneteenth a paid holiday in California cities
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWho has Juneteenth off? Juneteenth commemorates the date when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger...the...
Know the history behind Juneteenth before the federal holiday kicks off
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe holiday is always on the same date to mark the day the last enslaved people were freed. Its...the blending of the words June and nineteenth. Is Juneteenth< ...
Orono employees will get Juneteenth off this year
Bangor Daily News· 2 days agoAn assistant clerk for the town, Charena Lofton-Fullwood, recently pointed out that Juneteenth, or June 19, is the only federal holiday that Orono does not observe ...
