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Juneteenth is this week. The holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but only became recognized as a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what to know ...

Today, the NAACP posted on X (Twitter) that Juneteenth is “a legacy of resilience and resistance and a reminder of the ongoing fight to build a future rooted in equity and justice.” ...

Millions of Americans will get Thursday off work for Juneteenth. Millions don't deserve it, especially Ohio lawmakers and college presidents.

Juneteenth celebrations began to regain popularity again in the 1970s and early 1980s, after another Texas politician, Albert Ely Edwards, pushed for Juneteenth to become a state holiday, Collins ...

In 2021, in the midst of this “racial reckoning,” as it was often called, Congress passed legislation turning Juneteenth into “Juneteenth National Independence Day,” a federal holiday.

No, the president has not directly said he wants to end Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Growing concerns about Juneteenth's future are derived from Trump's rollback of DEI programs nationwide.

Juneteenth is American history There is evidence that awareness of Juneteenth has risen among Americans. A recent YouGov survey found that 90% of Americans have heard of the holiday.

Today is Juneteenth. The holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but only became recognized as a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what to know. Is ...

States that do not recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday include Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming, as of June 17.

Wegmans Are banks open on Juneteenth? Several banks will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase.

Juneteenth remained obscure in most of the country throughout the ugly decades of Jim Crow and white supremacy. Since the Civil Rights Movement, however, Juneteenth has been generally recognized ...