Gavin Newsom proclaimed June 15 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance.” “California is proud to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday, honoring the centuries of ...

The University of Minnesota announced Monday Juneteenth will be an observed holiday systemwide starting this year. Adding Juneteenth to the University’s list of annually-observed holidays means the ...

Juneteenth Independence Day is now the 11th ... half of the 43.5 percent of the respondents who said they have off Monday, June 20 also said they wouldn't be paid. Another 9 percent said they ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

The Vigo County History Center will hold a Juneteenth event from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, with a program at 2 p.m. Admission is free. It will honor “Emancipation Day” from a national and local ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

Save the Children encourages parents and caregivers to talk with their children about the history of race in America. In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for ...

Juneteenth is one of many stock market holidays ... are open from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern time Monday through Friday. Below, we feature a full schedule of all U.S. bank holidays for 2024.

Billy Porter made a dazzling entrance at the White House's Juneteenth concert on Monday in Washington, D.C. The "Pose" star ...

The list of stock market holidays grew by one in 2022, after Congress voted the year prior to make Juneteenth — the June 19 holiday commemorating the end of slavery — the 11th federal holiday.