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Juneteenth observances will be held across North Jersey. Here's our list of events
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTwo years after President Joe Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, and three...
Fox News Responds After Its Chyron Labeled Joe Biden A “Wannabe Dictator” During Donald Trump...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUPDATE, with comment from White House: Fox News has responded to the attention its coverage of...
The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMany Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
Juneteenth 2022: Why the day should matter to all Americans
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was 2020. Demonstrators took to the streets nationwide declaring Black lives mattered in the...
Celebrate Juneteenth in St. Augustine with music, history and more
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSt. Augustine will celebrate Juneteenth this weekend with musical performances, a speech by a civil...
Opal Lee Fought To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday. Her Fight Isn’t Over.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis June 19 marks the second year the United States has observed Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Vivek Ramaswamy has sudden about-face over stance on Juneteenth holiday
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRepublican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called for cancelling Juneteenth after he had...
Juneteenth is the national holiday, but Tennessee also celebrates on its Emancipation Day
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuneteenth is the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But in...
Opal Lee helped make Juneteenth a national holiday. At 95, she's still got work to do.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter spending a morning in April at her 13-acre farm, a food bank and a fundraiser for a Juneteenth...
Why Juneteenth, Now a Federal Holiday, Is So Significant
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to make an important announcement:...