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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021,...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 8 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 activists, athletes, politicians and others
Los Angeles Times· 5 hours agoPresident Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 7 hours agoLee petitioned to have Juneteenth a federal holiday, which happened in 2021 and marks the day, June...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTo commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was created on June 19, abbreviated to Juneteenth,...
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 15 others
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 4 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ honored
The Columbian· 4 hours agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, White House...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThough it's been observed for more than 150 years, Juneteenth wasn't an official designation until...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 5 hours agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a nationalholiday as he conferred the nation’s...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoAlthough Juneteenth was first celebrated in 1866, it wasn't recognized as a federal holiday until...