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Juneteenth to be observed as a state holiday in Kansas
WDAF via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – Juneteenth will now be observed as a state holiday in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly...
What is Juneteenth? Learn the history behind the federal holiday's origin
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhat is Juneteenth? The holiday, observed on June 19, is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation...
How Juneteenth Became Commercialized And What That Means For The Holiday
Blavity via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAs Americans prepare to celebrate Juneteenth for the third time since it became a federal holiday in...
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...
How to celebrate Juneteenth 2023 across the U.S. this holiday weekend
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States and the nation's...
What is Juneteenth? Everything to know about the Emancipation Day holiday coming this month
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this...
What is Juneteenth? Are banks open on the youngest federal holiday?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which became...
Juneteenth is the national holiday, but Tennessee also celebrates on its Emancipation Day
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuneteenth is the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But in...
Bastrop City Council makes Juneteenth a city holiday after rejecting proposal last year
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Bastrop City Council on June 28 voted unanimously to establish Juneteenth as a city holiday. The...
Opal Lee Fought To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday. Her Fight Isn’t Over.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis June 19 marks the second year the United States has observed Juneteenth as a national holiday....