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Ms. Juneteenth 2024. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 after decades of lobbying to make it a national holiday.
Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens ...
Juneteenth, observed on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in the United States were ...
Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill making Juneteenth a permanent state holiday, closing state offices annually on June 19 to ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but the city of Sacramento still does not officially recognize it as a paid day off for city employees. Last year, City Council members Rick Jennings and Caity ...
Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed HB165 into law, declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. “Since President Trump observed ...
The Alabama Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would make Juneteenth a ... recognizing the day as a federal holiday.
The news came two months after the end of the Civil War. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. If signed into law, state offices will close on June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday as ...
As the nation marks Juneteenth today ... The day was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. Frederick said the decision to push forward with a community celebration this year was so tribute ...
Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Thursday making Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama. HB 165, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Dothan, closes state government offices on June 19 for the holiday ...
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that will make Juneteenth an official state holiday.