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What is Juneteenth? Are banks open on the youngest federal holiday?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which became...
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...
Juneteenth: The long road to becoming a federal holiday
The Hill via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSue Johnson was born and raised in Galveston, Texas, a city on the Gulf Coast. She still remembers...
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....
What does the Juneteenth flag look like? Can it be celebrated with July 4th? It's complicated
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth represents independence for Black people, and since its recognition as a federal holiday...
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,...
A question while celebrating: ‘Is Juneteenth the only federal holiday where its history is banned?’
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoAs people cooked out and paraded, author Michelle Duster posed a query on Twitter about measures in...
Juneteenth 2022: What it means, how to celebrate and support Black culture
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmericans will soon celebrate the newest federal holiday signed into law in 2021 by President Joe...
The Juneteenth flag features 3 important symbols. Here's what they mean, according to the flag's...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople carry a Juneteenth flag as they march during a Juneteenth re-enactment celebration in...
Juneteenth 2022: Greater Lansing youth share their thoughts on the holiday, freedom and more
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor nearly 30 years, the Lansing Juneteenth Celebration has ensured that commemoration and...