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How Juneteenth Became Commercialized And What That Means For The Holiday
Blavity via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs Americans prepare to celebrate Juneteenth for the third time since it became a federal holiday in...
Juneteenth became a federal holiday two years ago. What does the day commemorate?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCorrection: A previous version of this story misstated the year the 13th Amendment was passed. In...
The growing pains that come with making Juneteenth a federal holiday
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth may be the country’s newest federal holiday, but for many Black Americans, June 19 has...
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...
Juneteenth: The long road to becoming a federal holiday
The Hill via AOL· 10 months agoSue Johnson was born and raised in Galveston, Texas, a city on the Gulf Coast. She still remembers...
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...
Juneteenth Concert On CNN Aims To “Uplift And Inspire” Viewers In Celebration Of Newest Federal...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCNN on Sunday will broadcast the first-ever Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom, featuring...
The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMany Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
Opinion/Stead: Juneteenth is a holiday for all of us
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe newer federal holiday of Juneteenth will have its official observance tomorrow. Just like any other holiday, some offices and businesses will be...
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...