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Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
Gannett via AOL· 4 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 ...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 4 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Meet 7 of the candidates vying to be named Ms. Juneteenth in upcoming Topeka pageant
Gannett via AOL· 2 weeks agoJuneteenth? "When I was little, there wasn't a lot of Black culture, and now that Juneteenth is a...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
GreenHill to hold Juneteenth celebration this Sunday
The Meridian Star, Miss. via Yahoo News· 2 weeks 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 ...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSouthern Methodist University recently announced that during its May 11 commencement ceremony Opal...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' shares history, perspective with Colorado Springs students
Colorado Springs Gazette· 2 weeks agoLee is a retired educator and counselor who was instrumental in the process of making Juneteenth a...
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...
Opal Lee, “Grandmother of Juneteenth” visits Giberson Elementary
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 2 weeks ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Opal Lee, known across the country as “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, visited...
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 ...