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When is Memorial Day 2024? What's open/closed and why we celebrate the federal holiday.
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMost restaurants will be open. For stores and restaurants, hours can vary so to be on the safe side...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story ofJuneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 2 hours agoLee, 97, will spend 10 days abroad sharing her life story, the message of freedom, and the story of ...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 6 days agoElected to the Texas State Legislature in 1979, Edwards authored and championed the bill that established Juneteenth as a state holiday in Texas. His vision ...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoIs Juneteenth an official state holiday in SC? In 2022, S.C. senators approved a bill giving state...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 2 days agoThe White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 5 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Texas became the last state to finally enforce the law. Since then, Juneteenth is...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 7 days agoJuneteenth, the day that acknowledges the end of slavery, became an official federal holiday in 2021. To honor this occasion, for the second year in a row ...
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoShe attended the signing ceremony at the White House in 2021 when Biden made Juneteenth a federal ...
Is Memorial Day a federal holiday for government workers?
Federal Times· 1 day agoAfter the Civil War ended in 1865 and claimed more lives than any other U.S. conflict, the American...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 5 days agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...