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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoClements signed the bill in June 1979 and the bill officially went into effect on Jan. 1, 1980. Just...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 1 day 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& ...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWashington “When day comes we step out of the shade / Aflame and unafraid / The new dawn blooms as...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 1 day agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 6 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
When do NYC public school students return from spring break?
Staten Island Advance· 1 day agoNew York City public school students will soon return to campus as spring break comes to an end....
Michael Smolens: Changing water reality upends huge project, pushes rates higher
U-T San Diego· 3 days agoThe San Diego region’s effort launched a couple of decades ago to insulate the county during times...
Government offices close as three Southern states memorialize Confederacy
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoAlabama and South Carolina also recognize Confederate Memorial Day, closing state offices on April...