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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 20 hours agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — as a state holiday, while legislative efforts to make ...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 20 hours agoJuneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
Culpeper NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 9 hours agoThe Culpeper NAACP will hold a Juneteenth celebration at Yowell Meadow Park on June 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organization will celebrate the federal holiday, marking ...
Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year
Birmingham News· 22 hours agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday....
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat· 1 day agoOn the steps of what is now the Knott House Museum, where the Emancipation Proclamation was first...
Vendors sought for Juneteenth celebration
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoALBANY ─ The Albany Museum of Art is partnering with the Dougherty County School System for a Juneteenth Fine Arts Celebration from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 22 at the museum. In preparation for ...
Americans, Hit By Inflation, Are Feeling Worse Financially—Especially Parents
The Wall Street Journal· 4 hours agoWASHINGTON–The share of U.S. adults who said they were doing OK financially fell last year,...
At least 2 dead, 14 injured after 5 shootings in Savannah, Georgia, officials say
USA Today· 2 days agoA spate of gun violence in Georgia over the weekend has killed two people and injured 14 others in...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 1 day agoThe Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-ever Juneteenth parade as part of its...
