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Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 16 hours agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Juneteenth state holiday bill passes Alabama House
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoHB 4, sponsored by Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, would add the June 19 holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery, to the […] The post ...
Grandmother of Juneteenth to receive honorary doctoral degree from SMU
CBS News· 5 hours agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee to receive honorary doctorate from SMU
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 17 hours agoThe degree will be presented at SMU’s commencement ceremony, May 11. DALLAS — Opal Lee, best known...
Alabama bill would let state workers choose: Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis' birthday
Montgomery Advertiser· 2 weeks agoThe bill, HB 367, is sponsored by Chris Sells, R-Greenville, and was created as a compromise. Other...
Southern Methodist University To Present 'Grandmother Of Juneteenth' Opal Lee, With Honorary Degree
Black Enterprise· 14 hours agoTrailblazing civil rights leader Opal Lee, renowned as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be...
Juneteenth moves toward NH official holiday status, advancing in Senate
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCONCORD — Those who have celebrated Juneteenth in New Hampshire might be surprised to learn it’s not...
House passes bill making Juneteenth a state holiday; state office wouldn't close
ABC 3340 Birmingham· 2 weeks agoThe Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a day that...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' shares history, perspective with Colorado Springs students
KOAA5· 2 weeks agoOpal Lee to speak in their schools. Dr. Lee is a retired educator and counselor who was instrumental...
GreenHill to hold Juneteenth celebration this Sunday
The Meridian Star, Miss. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoApr. 12—GreenHill Missionary Baptist Church in Toomsuba is celebrating Juneteenth early this year and is inviting the community to a special presentation Sunday to commemorate ...