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Is Memorial Day a federal holiday for government workers?
Federal Times· 18 hours agoAfter the Civil War ended in 1865 and claimed more lives than any other U.S. conflict, the American...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 6 days agoThe outcome of this effort created what he saw as a "state led" national holiday with 45 states observing the holiday out of the 50 states in the Union ...
Do I need a California Real ID? When’s the new deadline? Here’s what you need to know
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoTo save yourself some time at the DMV, make sure to reserve an appointment online. Most DMV offices...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDay Confederate Memorial Day continues to cause controversy and opposition in S.C. Efia Nwangaza, an...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 5 days agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
Student Debt Stories: High Interest, Debt Strikes, Generational Debt, and More
Teen Vogue via Yahoo Finance· 23 hours agoOver the decades, millions of young Americans have made this same bet. Of the students who graduated...
Emancipation celebration that pre-dates Juneteenth continues in Columbus - Home - WCBI TV | Telling...
WCBI Columbus· 5 days agoMost people associate the Emancipation of former slaves with Juneteenth, especially since it was...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 2 days agoThe White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or...
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoShe attended the signing ceremony at the White House in 2021 when Biden made Juneteenth a federal ...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 6 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 ...