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Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire presents Juneteenth 2024 celebration
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPORTSMOUTH — Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrated each year on June 19, is the oldest known...
Louisville Juneteenth Festival will be hosted at Lynn Family Stadium on June 15
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 24 hours agoLouisville Juneteenth Festival will be held at Lynn Family Stadium in the Butchertown neighborhood...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
The Greenville News· 6 days agoConfederate Memorial Day in South Carolina takes place on Friday, May 10, sparking controversy and...
Alaska Legislature passes budget, energy and education bills to end session
Anchorage Daily News· 4 hours agoThe Alaska Legislature finished its regular session after midnight on Thursday, having passed an...
When is Memorial Day 2024? What's open/closed and why we celebrate the federal holiday.
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhat is closed on Memorial Day? Federal and state offices and schools and banks. Unlike Christmas,...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story ofJuneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 2 days agoLee is a civil rights icon who championed Juneteenth awareness, an informal Texas holiday celebrated...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 4 days agoThe White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or...
Before Juneteenth came Florida's Emancipation Day - and Pensacola will celebrate
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn Florida, the state's own Emancipation Day has also had informal and more formal celebrations through the ages, said ...of the Emancipation Proclamation ‒ this time in Texas ...
Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt became the 11th federally recognized holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed Senate Bill S.475. What is Juneteenth? When President ...
Longtime organizer of Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh raises concerns about city-sponsored ...
CBS News· 7 days agoPittsburgh has picked the organizer it wants to run this year's city-sponsored Juneteenth...