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Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 6 hours agoJuneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of African Americans and commemorates June...founder of Stop of the Violence, which...
Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
Gannett via AOL· 12 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 holiday ...
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...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 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 agoSouthern Methodist University recently announced that during its May 11 commencement ceremony Opal...
Southern Methodist University To Present 'Grandmother Of Juneteenth' Opal Lee, With Honorary Degree
Black Enterprise· 4 days agoTrailblazing civil rights leader Opal Lee, renowned as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be...
Going to a national park in Texas this summer? Here’s when families get in for free
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoIn 2021, Lee got her wish as President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday....
Johnson: We banned ‘divisive concepts.’ So, why do we still have Confederate holidays?
Birmingham News· 3 days agoHow did you commemorate Confederate Memorial Day? Did you invite a few family and friends over, sing...
Spring break for NYC public schools begins: When do students return to class?
Staten Island Advance· 5 days agoSpring break, which includes time off for Passover, began for students on Monday, April 22, lasting...
Government offices close as three Southern states memorialize Confederacy
Courthouse News Service· 5 hours agoAlabama and South Carolina also recognize Confederate Memorial Day, closing state offices on April...