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Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced he will not recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday, causing some confusion ...
As for state and local governments, Juneteenth is an occasion, like other holidays, to bring constituents together to acknowledge and celebrate, in this case, a common history. The holiday ...
A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said ...
On Juneteenth, District residents are celebrating the holiday with various events, including a Freedom & Unity Walk and a ...
Juneteenth is federal holiday, but West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office said the state would not recognize it this year. So what’s really going to be closed?
Top corporations rushed to observe Juneteenth in 2020. Today they are still commemorating the federal holiday but not with ...
However, many counties and municipalities across the state have made the motion to close courthouses and judicial buildings that day to continue observance of Juneteenth– the day that celebrates the ...
Governor Patrick Morrisey says state employees will not have a paid day off for this Thursday’s federal holiday.
Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the official and final end to slavery in America, falls on Thursday, June 19th this year.
In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of ...