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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoSince then, June 19 has been celebrated as a day of freedom and remembrance. Texas was the first ...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 1 week agoTo commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was created on June 19, abbreviated to Juneteenth,...
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
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoProclamation declared that all enslaved people should be free in 1863, there were still enslaved...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 1 week agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 13 hours agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
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...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 1 week agoJuneteenth and Jefferson Davis’ birthday to be state holidays in which employees would get the day...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 6 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 1 week agoThough it's been observed for more than 150 years, Juneteenth wasn't an official designation until...