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Juneteenth
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One person was killed and five injured in a shooting near Lake Merritt in Auckland
[ad_1] One person was killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting Saturday evening at…
June 20, 2021
Controversial under Trump, federal holiday under Biden
[ad_1] (LR) Retired Activist and Educator Ninety-four-year-old Opal Lee, better known as Juneteenth’s grandmother, speaks with US President…
June 19, 2021
Meet Opal Lee, “Movement Grandmother” to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
[ad_1] Opal Lee walked from Texas to DC to draw attention to Juneteenth. June 18, 2021, 6:08 pm…
June 19, 2021
Federal holiday pressures businesses to give Juneteenth
[ad_1] NEW YORK – Declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday is putting pressure on more American companies to give…
June 19, 2021
June 19 holiday announcement sparks stampede in states – Associated Press
[ad_1] June 19 holiday announcement sparks scramble in states The Associated Press – A new national holiday begins…
June 19, 2021
A Black Secret Service agent told Trump that organizing a rally in Tulsa on Juneteenth was an attack
[ad_1] Black intelligence agent who could face ex-President Donald Trump, Chinese apps, subpoenas, ban under Biden executive order:…
June 19, 2021
Juneteenth became a federal holiday after Biden signed the bill
[ad_1] President Joe Biden signs executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House…
June 17, 2021
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday – Associated Press
[ad_1] Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday The Associated Press passes bill making Juneteenth a federal…
June 17, 2021
Congress approves bill to make June 19 a federal holiday – Associated Press
[ad_1] Congress passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday Associated Press passes bill to make Juneteenth a…
June 17, 2021
House passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, sends it to Biden
[ad_1] From left, Representative Danny Davis, Democrat, Senator Ed Markey, D-Mass., Steve Williams, president of the Juneteenth Observance…
June 17, 2021