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Since taking office in January, President Trump has tried to reframe the country’s past involving racism and discrimination ...
For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many ...
Juneteenth – which was recognised as a federal holiday in 2021 – now more widely represents the emancipation of enslaved ...
A recent National Assembly Research Service indicated that temporary public holidays are not boosting domestic spending; ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Palace clarified that January 27, 2025, is not a holiday observed nationwide but a holiday only in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM) and other ...
The county adopted Juneteenth as its own holiday in 2021, the same year as its designation as a national holiday.
In the first five months of the 119th Congress, House Republicans have proposed at least eight bills to honor the current ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...
President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On ...
Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history ...
Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free.