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Growing up in Chicago Deborah Evans – founder of Juneteenth Nevada – didn’t know about the holiday despite living about 10 ...
Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Pentagon to go light on commemorating Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery.
"Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true." ...
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...
Do you need to put your trash out? Are banks closed? What to know about Juneteenth closings and openings today.
Communities in the Fox Valley area will hold fireworks displays and celebrations to mark Independence Day. Here's when.
Public school districts generally make their facilities available to the public, sometimes for a fee. Here's how that works in your district.
Federal employees will have a paid day off on June 19, banks and government offices will be closed, and trash collection will be unavailable, but most private businesses will remain open and COTA ...
From ceremonies to parades, events are set to be held across the country in the wake of Juneteenth, the nation’s newest federal<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...