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Biden makes Juneteenth a national holiday in the U.S.
U.S. President Joe Biden signs bill making June 19 a national holiday. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when legal enslavement of African Americans was abolished. But there are divisions over whether this goes far enough to heal racial conflict. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: … [Read more...]
Juneteenth | The official federal holiday is today
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History of the Holidays: Juneteenth
EDIT: Jun 14 2023 - added Nevada as state holiday For over 150 years, millions of Black Americans have celebrated freedom from slavery on June 19th. This makes Juneteenth the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. In 1980, Texas became the first state to officially designate a Juneteenth Holiday. President Biden on June 17th 2021 … [Read more...]
Revitalized National Juneteenth Museum to highlight the holiday: “It’s a story about freedom”
For the past two decades, the museum has told the story of slavery and emancipation, and celebrated the accomplishments of African Americans throughout Texas — but now, it's about to make room for a bigger project. #juneteenth #news CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations, available free to everyone with … [Read more...]
NAACP president discusses historic Juneteenth holiday
Derrick Johnson explains the importance of the day for communities of color across the U.S becoming a federal holiday. color,communities,derrick,federal,gma3,holiday,johnson,juneteenth,naacp,national,of,p_cmsid=2494279,p_vid=news-78364179 … [Read more...]
Juneteenth’s evolution into a national holiday and meaningful ways to celebrate
Monday will be the second time Juneteenth is a federal holiday. The day honors the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, but some people are still figuring out how to best mark the holiday. John Yang spoke with two organizers about Juneteenth’s meaning. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour … [Read more...]
Lemon reacts to 14 Republicans voting against Juneteenth holiday
CNN's Don Lemon discusses the House decision to overwhelmingly pass a bill that would establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. #DonLemon #CNN #DonLemonTonight latest News,Happening Now,CNN,don lemon,don lemon tonight,culture,us news,juneteenth … [Read more...]
The importance of Juneteenth in American history and how the country marks the occasion
Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people found out they were free. Now, two years since Pres. Biden signed a law making it a national holiday, how is the U.S. marking the occasion? WATCH the ABC News Livestream: https://bit.ly/3rzBHum SUBSCRIBE to ABC News: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP WATCH MORE on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK: … [Read more...]
Juneteenth celebrations seen nationwide
Cities across the country celebrated Juneteenth -- a federal holiday that marks the end of slavery. [ nation-world,juneteenth ],news … [Read more...]