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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· 5 hours agoMost restaurants will be open. For stores and restaurants, hours can vary so to be on the safe side...
Fourth Annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert to Return This Summer
Broadway World· 5 hours agoThe 2024 Juneteenth Legacy Award will be presented to two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, a...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 5 days agoElected to the Texas State Legislature in 1979, Edwards authored and championed the bill that established Juneteenth as a state holiday in Texas. His vision ...
Before Juneteenth came Florida's Emancipation Day - and Pensacola will celebrate
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoHe said that the day is important for all Floridians. "If one is enslaved,'' he said, "then we all are enslaved." For more information, go to www.ellajordanhome.com or visit www.visitpensacola.com ...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 1 day agoThe White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or...
Longtime organizer of Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh raises concerns about city-sponsored ...
CBS News· 4 days agoPittsburgh has picked the organizer it wants to run this year's city-sponsored Juneteenth...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
The Greenville News· 3 days agoConfederate Memorial Day in South Carolina takes place on Friday, May 10, sparking controversy and...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Texas became the last state to finally enforce the law. Since then, Juneteenth is...
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoShe attended the signing ceremony at the White House in 2021 when Biden made Juneteenth a federal ...
MBTA commuter rail workers reach contract agreement, averting strike - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 3 hours agoIf approved, the five-year contract would give workers paid sick days for the first time, a $2,000...