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Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It's celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
Juneteenth just became a federal holiday in 2021—and while it took a little while, it’s also now an official holiday in all ...
Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Here's why it's celebrated.
Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...
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Google marked Juneteenth Thursday with a Google Doodle crafted to represent both African American heritage and culture, and ...
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...
Juneteenth is a significant day for African Americans, especially in Texas, even before it became a federal holiday. There's a lot of work that goes into getting a holiday federally observed, and much ...