Alabama Democrats have pushed over the years to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Givan has introduced a bill each year since ...

In fact, a federal holiday doesn’t guarantee workers will get even one day off as they apply only to federal government employees and institutions. It is up to individual employers to decide whether ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating a moment marking the end of slavery in the U.S., still appeared on both Apple's calendar app and Google's calendar, for June 19, 2025. Former President ...

Assemblymember Scott Crass, the primary sponsor of the ordinance, noted Thursday night, said the holiday aligns with state ...

In 2021, Juneteenth was officially made a paid state holiday in Ohio. The holiday is celebrated annually on June 19 and commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans in confederate states ...

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will consider this week whether to make Juneteenth an official paid holiday for ...

Texans can only buy fireworks around the holidays of the Fourth of July, New Year's and, for Texans who live near the ...

For more than 50 years, the annual Juneteenth Celebration held by The Cooper Family Foundation has attracted hundreds in San ...

Fort Worth City Council approves land National Juneteenth Museum previously given to Southside Community Center, operations move to Hazel Harvey Center ...

The award honors Lee's efforts to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, which was made official in 2021. "Juneteenth means freedom and it means freedom for all of us. It's not a Black thing.