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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 is almost here! What to know about the federal holiday and celebration events
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth, otherwise known as Freedom Day, is just around the corner. Here's what you need to know,...
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...
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:...
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....
Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday. Here's where you can celebrate in Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor Americans, summer is a season for celebrating freedom. The last Monday of May is Memorial Day,...
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...
What is Juneteenth? What do I say? What do I do? Your Tri-Cities guide to the holiday
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThis year’s Juneteenth will be the third since the day was recognized as a federal holiday, and...
What's Juneteenth? Here's what you need to know about the country's newest federal holiday
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, will be observed Monday. Here's what you need to know about...
On Juneteenth, reflecting on what freedom means
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn this Juneteenth, your thoughts may turn to the moment in 1865 when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to deliver the belated news...