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Juneteenth, America's youngest federal holiday recognized by former President Biden will be celebrated across the nation on June 19.
The nation’s youngest federal holiday is tomorrow! Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following ...
A federal holiday is coming up that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth.
Governor Patrick Morrisey says state employees will not have a paid day off for this Thursday’s federal holiday.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...
Salt Lake Community College is inviting the public to join them for a Juneteenth Festival that includes live entertainment, food and vendors.
Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at Sylvan Park, 601 N. University St. The free, ...
Pennsylvania lawmakers commemorated Juneteenth today ahead of the federal holiday. The annual commemoration by the ...
We want people to come out today and celebrate, not just celebrate us, but celebrate themselves. Celebrate our history and ...
Juneteenth, established by President Joe Biden in 2021, is the most recently added federal holiday. Sometimes referred to as “Black Independence Day" or "Freedom Day," Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 ...
(THE CONVERSATION) The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...