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States that do not recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, ...
Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...
It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden.Long a regional ...
Juneteenth commemorates one of the country’s oldest and most painful journeys: the ongoing fight for true, tangible and ...
Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday to ...
Coffee Break, what songs that celebrate Juneteenth would you like to hear? Respond with your song ideas in the comments below ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, a group of Anacostia residents and shop owners is starting a new tradition ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday, resulting in some Iowa businesses, banks and libraries closing to observe the holiday.
Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is ...
On Juneteenth, some organizations will be closing for the day. Here is a list of some of the those in the Dallas-Fort Worth ...