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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. “The...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 3 days agoH.B. 4, passed by Alabama’s state House of Representatives earlier this month, would allow ...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 2 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 4 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton· 24 hours agoPresident Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. The medal is...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 4 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoDay on the third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents Day, on the third Monday in...