An Alabama State House committee on Wednesday approved a that would make Juneteenth a state holiday. The House State Government committee unanimously passed HB165 sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, ...

Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. When is Juneteenth 2024?

An Alabama State House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would make Juneteenth a state holiday. The House State Government committee unanimously passed HB165 sponsored by Rep.

In 1980, Juneteenth first became a state holiday in Texas, and over time, other states and Washington, D.C., slowly began to recognize the date as a holiday too. The interest in Juneteenth ...

Rick Rehm, R-Abbeville, have prefiled bills that would permanently establish Juneteenth as a state holiday in Alabama. Rehm’s bill would also provide that state employees must be given the ...

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 17th, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act ...

These communities join the many others celebrating Juneteenth in Jewish spaces for the second year of its recognition as a federal holiday ... racism in the United States in the wake of the ...

And prior to Granger's arrival, "many slave owners in Confederate states simply chose ... When and how did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? President Biden signed into law a resolution to ...

Juneteenth celebrates June 19 as the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth, or Freedom Day as the June 19 holiday is also known, marks the anniversary of the ...

Opal Lee, the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' visited Paul Quinn College to discuss Black history and the fight to make ...