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Mail deliveries may be impacted on Juneteenth, the holiday in which Americans celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.
Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, including when it is and the meaning behind the day, plus what's open ...
The politics of Juneteenth today can probably be best understood by what's happening or not happening at the White House.
Take a look at the history of Juneteenth in Fort Worth, including the legacy of Opal Lee who campaigned for years to make it ...
Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...
In 2024, while campaigning for the White ... House in 2020 during his last presidential term, before Juneteenth became a federal holiday. In 2020, during his first White House term — when ...
While a federal holiday, Juneteenth is not a state holiday in ... a Juneteenth bill was introduced in the state capital. In 2024, Sen. Darrell Jackson (D-Columbia) introduced S008, a bill ...
More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake.