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Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
ABC News· 2 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 ...
Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year
Birmingham News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth will again be a state holiday in Alabama this year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday. ...
Gov. Kay Ivey makes Juneteenth Alabama state holiday for 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoState employees will be given Juneteenth as a holiday, according to a memo that Gov. Kay Ivey sent...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ tells DODEA students about struggle behind federal holiday
Stars and Stripes· 18 hours agoMore than 200 students and teachers at Yokosuka Middle School began their Monday morning with a...
North Fork's first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 15 hours agoThe Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-everJuneteenth parade as part of its...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoPresident Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Despite that, Florida — along with...
25 Juneteenth Recipes to Serve at This Year’s Picnic or Cookout
PureWow· 2 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story ofJuneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 6 days agoLee, 97, will spend 10 days abroad sharing her life story, the message of freedom, and the story of ...
Vendors sought for Juneteenth celebration
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 5 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 ...
6 unmissable annual events on Cape Cod and the Islands
National Geographic· 5 days agoContrary to popular belief, life on Cape Cod and the Islands doesn’t come to a complete halt from...