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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 2 days agoJuneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the...
Juneteenth is the next federal holiday in 2023. Will the stock market be closed?
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoU.S. stock markets will be closed Monday in honor of Juneteenth. In recognition of the federal...
This 96-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
What Is Juneteenth? Here’s Everything You Need to know About the Federal Holiday
The Oprah Magazine via AOL· 2 years agoThe federal holiday is called Juneteenth as a combination of June and nineteenth. Celebrated on June...
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:...
RI is moving to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Here are 12 events happening this year.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday, but it’s not as of yet a state one. Emphasis on the yet. In 2022,...
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...
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...
As Juneteenth celebrations begin in Topeka, advocates push for it to become a state holiday
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith Juneteenth now a federal holiday, Kansans are now turning their attention to pushing for a...
What's Juneteenth? Everything to know about holiday celebrating end of slavery in the US
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is observed...