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Jun 15, 2022 · By Olivia B. Waxman. June 15, 2022 4:54 PM EDT. A mericans are preparing to observe the newest federal holiday on Sunday: Juneteenth, in honor of the June 19, 1865, occasion on which enslaved men ...
Jun 17, 2021 · Ms. Locke plans to spend this year’s Juneteenth at home with her husband and 13-year-old daughter, “celebrating blackness all day” with music and online video calls with family. “The way ...
Jun 17, 2020 · Why Juneteenth is a celebration of hope. For African Americans, June 19th has long been a day of remembrance and affirmation. Now, more than 150 years later, there’s a nation-wide movement for ...
Jun 1, 2021 · On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which officially made Juneteenth a federal holiday. This holiday is the first holiday to be approved since President Ronald Reagan signed a 1983 bill that approved Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. Juneteenth is also recognized as Freedom Day ...
Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom. Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the abolition of the chattel slave system, and the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas. Celebrated on June 19, it became an official national holiday known as Juneteenth National Independence Day by law on June 17, 2021.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America. May 18, 2022. In 2021, Juneteenth became recognized as a federal holiday in the United States. For some Americans, it’s a new holiday to learn more about. But for many Black families and communities across the nation, it’s a well-known time to celebrate liberation, culture and joy.
Jun 18, 2021 · Only a handful of states currently observe Juneteenth as a paid holiday. The holiday will be the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, and will become at ...
