The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated this year on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Yes. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. Expect local banks and credit unions to be closed during the ...

On that date in 1865, federal troops arrived ... Per Fedex's 2024 holiday schedule, all services will carry on as normal on Juneteenth. If school's not out for summer just yet, check their 2024 ...

She was instrumental in getting Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday with her walking campaign and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in May 2024. Earlier this year ...

a federal holiday. While Juneteenth celebrates freedom, it also highlights community, education and achievement in the African-American community. William & Mary's will host its next Juneteenth ...

In correcting what a county commissioner called a recent mistake, Brown County appears to have made history as the first in ...

Opal Lee, the woman who crusaded to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday, has an Indiana connection about which she ...

Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2024? That's a question plenty of ... Congress voted in 2021 to make it the 11th federal holiday. When President Joe Biden signed the bill, Juneteenth became ...

The United States is divided about many issues; whether to celebrate Columbus Day is among them. While the city and county of Marion take Columbus Day off, and so does the federal government, the ...

While making the 2025 holiday schedule, one commissioner suggested calling Juneteenth “Old Settlersteenth Day.” They agreed ...

On June 17th, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law establishing June 19th as a federal holiday to commemorate the ... and learning together. In 2024, ...

This November, Sen. Irene Wrenner (D) faces a challenge in the Chittenden-North Senate District from a Milton representative ...

(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission) Juneteenth became a federal holiday three years ago ... Stunnaman02 will be big steppin’ at San Francisco’s 2024 Juneteenth parade and festival.