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Juneteenth is a state holiday, but Lafayette government workers may not get the day off
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of chattel slavery in the United States, will be a state...
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...
Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? Is it a state holiday? Here's everywhere it's recognized
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis Monday is Juneteenth, which marks the third anniversary of the federal recognition of the...
What's open, what's closed for Juneteenth 2023 in Kentucky? Here's what to know.
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuneteenth is here, but Kentucky's relationship with America's newest federal holiday is...
What's Juneteenth? Everything to know about holiday celebrating end of slavery in the US
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is observed...
More workplaces, states recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday off: Where Michigan stands
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn increasing number of state, local governments and private employers are recognizing Juneteenth —...
What is closed on Juneteenth? Here's a list
The Today Show via AOL· 10 months agoJuneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas were liberated — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...
Despite push, states slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRecognition of Juneteenth, the effective end of slavery in the U.S., gained traction after the...
Holiday closings for Juneteenth
American News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA number of businesses and agencies will be closed or have altered Monday in observance of Juneteenth, which falls on a Sunday this year. Federal...
Juneteenth Independence Day: What will be open and closed in and around Springfield
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth Independence Day is a federal holiday and will be observed by most government agencies...