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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton· 21 hours agoPresident Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. The medal is...
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...
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...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoDay on the third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents Day, on the third Monday in...
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...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 5 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
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...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
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...