The US Congress has overwhelmingly passed a bill to add a federal holiday to the calendar marking Juneteenth - the end of ...
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Juneteenth Should Be a Federal Holiday
Not even close. It’s time to change all that. And the best way to do it is by recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday all ...
With Election Day a little over a week away, some might be wondering if they get the day off or at least some time off to go ...
This year’s Juneteenth commemoration will be held on Monday, June 19, according to an email sent to students, staff and faculty. While it was not signed into law as a federal holiday until 2021, ...
After a quick debate in Congress, Juneteenth was designated the newest federal holiday on June 17, 2021. It's the first federal holiday to be established since 1983, when Martin Luther King Jr.'s ...
This Election Day will see Americans choose between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Four months after the Raleigh Police Department opened an investigation into a social-media post of a senior officer, local ...
The county commissioners had voted to change the name of Juneteenth to 'Brown County Employee Appreciation Day.' ...
Local residents expressed a range of emotions, from frustration to disappointment over the comments made at the last meeting.
For the first time, Zachary city offices will close and employees will get the day off for Juneteenth in 2025.
Opal Lee, the civil rights activist whose crusade helped to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, celebrated her 98th birthday this week. She helped organize one of the first major celebrations in ...
Two days before the Nov. 5 election, Opal Lee will bring a play to Fort Worth that pays tribute to Hamer’s legacy as a voting ...