Is Juneteenth a paid federal holiday?
Federal Times· 6 days agoJuneeteenth, a combination of the day and month of the holiday commemorating the end of slavery, is the newest federal holiday designed by the U.S...
Juneteenth 2023: Here's your guide to holiday events in Northeast Louisiana
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe day was recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the...
Check these 11 events in Bucks County area where you can meaningfully observe Juneteenth
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Juneteenth Independence Day, has been celebrated for more...
Certell’s Poptential™ Provides Teachers Free Lessons on Slavery to Commemorate Juneteenth
Morningstar· 4 hours agoPoptential™, a family of free social studies course packages from Certell, provides rich content to teach the history leading up to Juneteenth, a national holiday on June 19, which commemorates ...
Topeka organization kicks off Juneteenth celebration at Capitol building
WIBW Topeka· 16 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure...
Juneteenth celebrations with music & food set for Aliquippa, Beaver Falls. Pittsburgh
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThis momentous occasion not only marked the end of a dark chapter in American history but also...
COMO Juneteenth committee to host several events for the upcoming holiday
KOMU Columbia· 5 days agoThe COMO Juneteenth committee will host several events in celebration of Juneteenth. It marks when...
Cheat Sheet: 5 Things You Must Know About Juneteenth
The Root via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth is more than a day off from work and cookouts! June 19th is an acknowledgment of the day that the last group of our enslaved ancestors found...
13 Best Places to Celebrate Juneteenth in 2023 - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 5 days agoThis order came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863 and declared ...
Sioux Falls prepares to celebrate Juneteenth with weekend events starting June 17
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen the Emancipation Proclamation occurred, South Dakota was a part of the Nebraska Territory....