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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGov. William Clements signed the bill in June 1979 and the bill officially went into effect on Jan....
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 5 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free. To commemorate the end of slavery, a new& ...
19 Get the Presidential Medal of Freedom Today
newser· 2 days agoBiden will honor politicians, activists, athletes, and more
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“By making Juneteenth a federal holiday, all Americans can feel the power of this day, and learn...
Trump’s bombardment of dishonesty: Fact-checking 32 of his false claims to Time
CNN via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoKorea agreed under President Joe Biden to pay more than it had been paying during the Trump era....
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWashington “When day comes we step out of the shade / Aflame and unafraid / The new dawn blooms as...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a nationalholiday as he conferred the nation’s...
GoLocalProv | News | Work on RIDOT Bridge Project is at Center of New Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court
GoLocalProv· 2 days agoFile image Contractor work on a Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) bridge project is at...