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When is Memorial Day 2024? What's open/closed and why we celebrate the federal holiday.
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMost restaurants will be open. For stores and restaurants, hours can vary so to be on the safe side...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoYou can also sprinkle in a few Juneteenth quotes for good measure. Watch and read stories that...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 6 days agoElected to the Texas State Legislature in 1979, Edwards authored and championed the bill that established Juneteenth as a state holiday in Texas. His vision ...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 2 weeks agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoHer annual grassroots campaign and the accompanying march to Washington, D.C., were pivotal in the declaration of Juneteenth as a national holiday in 2021 ...
Before Juneteenth came Florida's Emancipation Day - and Pensacola will celebrate
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHe said that the day is important for all Floridians. "If one is enslaved,'' he said, "then we all are enslaved." For more information, go to www.ellajordanhome.com or visit www.visitpensacola.com ...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
The Greenville News· 4 days agoConfederate Memorial Day in South Carolina takes place on Friday, May 10, sparking controversy and...
Longtime organizer of Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh raises concerns about city-sponsored ...
CBS News· 5 days agoPittsburgh has picked the organizer it wants to run this year's city-sponsored Juneteenth...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 2 weeks agoJuneteenth and Jefferson Davis’ birthday to be state holidays in which employees would get the day...
Fourth Annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert to Return This Summer
Broadway World· 1 day agoThe 2024 Juneteenth Legacy Award will be presented to two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, a...