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What is Juneteenth? Are banks open on the youngest federal holiday?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 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· 10 months agoCorrection: A previous version of this story misstated the year the 13th Amendment was passed. In...
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...
Two years later, family members work to keep George Floyd’s legacy alive
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo of George Floyd’s family members have been quietly working behind the scenes on social justice...
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...
Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 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...
The Heart of Juneteenth is in Galveston
Parents via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOne Texas writer says she's been celebrating the holiday for decades—with good food and family. Brandon Bell/Getty Images GALVESTON, TEXAS - JUNE 19:...
What Is Juneteenth? Here’s Everything You Need to know About the Federal Holiday
The Oprah Magazine via AOL· 2 years agoThe federal holiday is called Juneteenth as a combination of June and nineteenth. Celebrated on June...
