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Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJuneteenth was first declared a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Despite this, it is...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
The Reason Behind Red Juneteenth Foods and Drinks Isn't So Straight Foward
Good Housekeeping· 1 day agoEach year as June 19 rolls around, families, neighbors and communities across the country will come...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 3 days agoHis efforts culminated in the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act of 2021, a testament to his decades-long campaign. While Edwards passed away in April ...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the day that acknowledges the end of slavery, became an official federal holiday in 2021. To honor this occasion, for the second year in a row ...
Emancipation celebration that pre-dates Juneteenth continues in Columbus - Home - WCBI TV | Telling...
WCBI Columbus· 2 days agoMost people associate the Emancipation of former slaves with Juneteenth, especially since it was...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 2 days agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
2 unsolved homicides in Oakland, help sought from public: Police
KTVU via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDaShawn Rhoades of San Francisco. Rhoades was killed in a gang-related shooting in Oakland on ...
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 16 others
WFLA· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ honored
The Columbian· 7 days agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, White House...