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Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
Gannett via AOL· 7 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 ...
'Elevating Earth Day into a national holiday is not radical — it's practical'
The Week· 4 days ago'Earth Day should be a federal holiday. Earth Day should be a national holiday, says Ariella...
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...
Government offices close as three Southern states memorialize Confederacy
Courthouse News Service· 36 minutes agoAlabama and South Carolina also recognize Confederate Memorial Day, closing state offices on April...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoFort Worth’s Opal Lee, 97, is the “grandmother of Juneteenth” and has been instrumental in having...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 1 day agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFive years later, on June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden formally signed it into law. "I have to say...
New Jersey man charged with federal hate crime in Rutgers Islamic center vandalism
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCAIR tracked 8,061 complaints in 2023, shattering the previous high of just over 6,700 in 2021. Complaints include immigration and asylum cases, employment discrimination, ...
4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 days agoSaturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. —...
Gov. Tony Evers increases Wisconsin's commitment to plant 100 million trees by 2030
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWAUNAKEE — On the shore of Lake Mendota at the state park named for the holiday's founder, Gov. Tony...