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Juneteenth 2023: Celebrations across Massachusetts
WFXT via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCelebrations are being planned across Massachusetts to celebrate Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021. Juneteenth marks the end of slavery...
Juneteenth around Indianapolis: Parades, festivals, concerts to celebrate the holiday
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuneteenth is almost here, and Indianapolis has no shortage of celebrations to mark the occasion....
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...
Juneteenth 2022: Celebrations across the Boston area
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrations are being planned across Greater Boston to celebrate Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday last year. Juneteenth marks the end of...
Juneteenth — Freedom Day — marked in Worcester County
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth will be observed as a federal, state and municipal holiday June 20. This is the second...
Juneteenth should be paid holiday in every state
McDonough County Voice via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSunday is Father’s Day, but the day also marks a more important reason to commemorate and celebrate. Sunday is also Juneteenth, a portmanteau word for...
Understanding Juneteenth
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA father and daughter. Illustrated | Getty Images, iStock The U.S. will observe the federal Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 20, though the actual...
Juneteenth is Monday. Here's 5 events where you can join and participate
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, marks the day in 1865 when troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to...
Tennessee makes Juneteenth a paid holiday
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile every state in America recognizes Juneteenth, almost half have made June 19, the day celebrating enslaved people’s freedom, a paid holiday. […] The...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything To Know About the Integral Day in Black History
Parade via Yahoo News· 10 months agoiStock June 19 marks Juneteenth, an extremely important day in Black history in the United...
