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Juneteenth is almost here! What to know about the federal holiday and celebration events
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuneteenth, otherwise known as Freedom Day, is just around the corner. Here's what you need to know,...
What Is Juneteenth? Here’s Everything You Need to know About the Federal Holiday
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe federal holiday is called Juneteenth as a combination of June and nineteenth. Celebrated on June...
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....
Juneteenth: The long road to becoming a federal holiday
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSue Johnson was born and raised in Galveston, Texas, a city on the Gulf Coast. She still remembers...
Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday. Here's where you can celebrate in Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFor Americans, summer is a season for celebrating freedom. The last Monday of May is Memorial Day,...
What is Juneteenth? Everything to know about the Emancipation Day holiday coming this month
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this...
What's Juneteenth? Here's what you need to know about the country's newest federal holiday
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, will be observed Monday. Here's what you need to know about...
These House Republicans opposed making Juneteenth a holiday two years ago
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe United States is celebrating Juneteenth as a national holiday for the second time on Monday. The...
Juneteenth is a state holiday, but Lafayette government workers may not get the day off
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of chattel slavery in the United States, will be a state...
While Juneteenth is a US Holiday, some workers in Indianapolis did not get the day off
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt's been just over a year since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day...