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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 ...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 3 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the ...
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...
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...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 2 hours agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
House establishes Juneteenth as a state holiday
The Florence Times-Daily· 1 week agoMONTGOMERY — A bill that would officially recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, as a state holiday passed...
Alabama Juneteenth legislation makes it out the House, now heads to Senate
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 2 weeks agoJuneteenth could soon be a holiday in the state of Alabama. After making it out of the state house...
'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...
“Grandmother of Juneteenth” at Pikes Peak State College
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 2 weeks ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Thursday, April 11, “The Grandmother of Juneteenth” spoke at Pikes Peak ...
Rep. Rick Rehm talks Juneteenth bill
WTVY Dothan· 1 week agoA bill that would recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday has made it past the Alabama House of Representatives. Prior to this, Governor ...