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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoPresident Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021,...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 1 week agoJuneteenth has traditionally been celebrated with activities like attending parades, organizing...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 7 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, Texas became the last state to finally enforce the law. Since then, Juneteenth is...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 1 day 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 ...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 9 hours agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 7 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoYou can also sprinkle in a few Juneteenth quotes for good measure. Watch and read stories that...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the day that acknowledges the end of slavery, became an official federal holiday in 2021. To honor this occasion, for the second year in a row ...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 6 days agoLee, a Fort Worth activist, is known for her long and successful effort to have Juneteenth...
Emancipation celebration that pre-dates Juneteenth continues in Columbus - Home - WCBI TV | Telling...
WCBI Columbus· 15 hours agoMost people associate the Emancipation of former slaves with Juneteenth, especially since it was...