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How Delaware will celebrate Juneteenth, the nation's longest-running Black holiday
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe observance of Juneteenth goes by many names: Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day or Black Independence...
What Is Juneteenth? Here’s Everything You Need to know About the Federal Holiday
The Oprah Magazine via AOL· 2 years agoThe federal holiday is called Juneteenth as a combination of June and nineteenth. Celebrated on June...
These Must-Reads Will Give You a Better Understanding of Juneteenth
Redbook via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Best Juneteenth Books Also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, Juneteenth is...
What's closed and what's open on Juneteenth 2023
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMonday, June 19, marks the third time Juneteenth is observed nationwide as a federal holiday. A commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States,...
The growing pains that come with making Juneteenth a federal holiday
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth may be the country’s newest federal holiday, but for many Black Americans, June 19 has...
What is Juneteenth? Are banks open on the youngest federal holiday?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which became...
Why Juneteenth Deserves The Highest Respect, Reverence And Regard
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn July 19, 2021, President Biden signed legislation declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday....
Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth a ‘useless’ holiday
The Hill via AOL· 9 months agoGOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called Juneteenth a “useless” holiday during a campaign event with voters in Iowa on Saturday. Ramaswamy’s...
Juneteenth 2022: Greater Lansing youth share their thoughts on the holiday, freedom and more
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor nearly 30 years, the Lansing Juneteenth Celebration has ensured that commemoration and...
Opinion: Juneteenth is more than song and dance. It's about history.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJune 19, 1865, is the day enslaved African Americans in Confederate Galveston, Texas, learned that...