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Juneteenth Holiday Goes Uncelebrated at White House
President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Lesser ...
Juneteenth History: How the Holiday Started and Evolved Over Time
Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
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Will Juneteenth events still be held in the Upstate despite Trump's anti-DEI initiatives?
Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States that is celebrated every year on June 19. Former President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National ...
What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...
Ms. Opal Lee Achieved Her Goal Of Turning Juneteenth Into A National Holiday
In honor of Juneteenth, Decider is resurfacing an article that was originally published in June of 2021 with Ms. Opal Lee, a ...
Juneteenth endures even as the rest of Black history is under attack by Trump and GOP. Here’s why.
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what's open and closed
Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, including when it is and the meaning behind the day, plus what's open ...