The holiday celebratory flag is known as the Juneteenth Flag of Freedom, and it is half red and half blue, with a white star surrounded by another star in the middle. The red, white, and blue refer to the colors in the American flag to symbolize that African Americans are true American...
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2022 Jun 19, Jun 20 Summary Juneteenth is a federal holiday and state holiday in several states. It commemorates the date in 1865 when news of the emancipation of African American slaves reached Galveston Juneteenth in other countries Juneteenth internationally Which regions observe Juneteenth...
Congress passed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday. President Joseph Biden signed the legislation into law on June 18, 2021, declaring Juneteenth National Independence Day. Federal offices observe the day on the closest weekday if Juneteenth lands on the weekend. ...
Organization around the country are hosting free virtual Juneteenth events. Here's how you can join in to celebrate the holiday.
Other arguments against its passage from the GOP suggested that declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday would sow division because American Independence Day is already held annually, on July 4, to commemorate the country gaining independence after the Revolutionary War. Black soldiers fought in the U...
Delbert Parks, executive co-sponsor of Micron's Black Employee Network employee resource group, reflects on why Juneteenth is an important holiday for Micron and America.
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The International African American Museum sits on Gadsden's Wharf, once one of the biggest U.S. slave ports. 2 years ago People across the country celebrate Juneteenth The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people found out they were free. 2 years ago Angie Martinez...
Juneteenth became an official federal holiday yesterday, the first since Martin Luther King Junior Day in 1983. The Senate passed the measure unanimously and the House overwhelmingly voted in favor of the bill commemorating the liberation of slaves in Texas in 1865. Fourteen Republicans voted agains...