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After years of being celebrated mostly by Black Americans, in 2021 Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
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Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas on January 1, 1980, led by African American state legislator Al Edwards. New Jersey made Juneteenth an official state holiday on June 25, 2020.
Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off work or school, and there are a plethora of ...
Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared a holiday in 1986. [ 90 ] [ 91 ] [ 92 ] Juneteenth also falls within the statutory Honor America Days period, which lasts for 21 days from Flag Day (June 14) to Independence Day (July 4).
Juneteenth weekend is here, which means some Fort Worth city services and businesses will close up shop for the holiday on Monday.. In June 2021, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth on June 19 a ...
Juneteenth, which will be celebrated Wednesday, June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. These local events will mark the holiday.
The holiday—sometimes referred to as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day—was deemed a federal holiday in 2021 when President Biden signed it into legislation on June 17.