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Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 13 hours agoJuneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of African Americans and commemorates...of Stop of the Violence, which produces the...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 5 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoPresident Joe Biden made the day, which commemorates the end of slavery, a federal holiday in 2021 and granted federal workers the day off. It is a recognized holiday ...
Meet 7 of the candidates vying to be named Ms. Juneteenth in upcoming Topeka pageant
The Topeka Capital-Journal· 2 weeks agoWith Juneteenth only a page and a half away on the calendar, the preparation to begin celebrating...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People Magazine· 2 days agoOpal Lee, or as she is affectionately known, the “Grandmother ofJuneteenth,” has spent the bulk of...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Rep. Rick Rehm talks Juneteenth bill
WTVY Dothan· 2 weeks agoA bill that would recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday has made it past the Alabama House of Representatives. Prior to this, Governor Kay Ivey signed ...
Johnson: We banned ‘divisive concepts.’ So, why do we still have Confederate holidays?
Birmingham News· 4 days agoHow did you commemorate Confederate Memorial Day? Did you invite a few family and friends over, sing...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2021, Lee got her wish as President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday....
Southern Methodist University To Present 'Grandmother Of Juneteenth' Opal Lee, With Honorary Degree
Black Enterprise· 4 days agoTrailblazing civil rights leader Opal Lee, renowned as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be...
