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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 agoWhat is closed on Memorial Day? Federal and state offices and schools and banks. Unlike Christmas,...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story ofJuneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 hours agoLee is a civil rights icon who championed Juneteenth awareness, an informal Texas holiday celebrated...
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
Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoIt became the 11th federally recognized holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed Senate Bill S.475. What is Juneteenth? When President ...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
The Greenville News· 4 days agoConfederate Memorial Day in South Carolina takes place on Friday, May 10, sparking controversy and...
Before Juneteenth came Florida's Emancipation Day - and Pensacola will celebrate
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn Florida, the state's own Emancipation Day has also had informal and more formal celebrations through the ages, said ...of the Emancipation Proclamation ‒ this time in Texas ...
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 agoProclamation declared that all enslaved people should be free in 1863, there were still enslaved...
Longtime organizer of Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh raises concerns about city-sponsored ...
CBS News· 5 days agoPittsburgh has picked the organizer it wants to run this year's city-sponsored Juneteenth...
Iconic Florida Bridge Won’t Light Up in Pride Colors This June After Complaint
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoVisit St. Petersburg/ClearwaterA county commissioner’s disproval of a Pride Month tradition on...