The Juneteenth flag is a symbol for the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. The first version was created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith and that early...

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate...

Pan-African flag to represent Juneteenth. The Juneteenth holiday became an official federal holiday June 17, 2021 and does have its own flag, however, created...

designer of the Juneteenth flag. Haith has been active in anti-crime groups since the 1980s. He is also the founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration...

"Juneteenth" is the ninth episode of the first season of the American comedy-drama television series Atlanta. The episode was written by Stefani Robinson...

in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth". On June 17, 2021, President...

January 1, 1863. June 19 is now commemorated by the federal holiday of Juneteenth since 2021. Granger was born in Joy, Wayne County, New York, in 1821 to...

enforcement of it, is the central event commemorated by the holiday of Juneteenth, which originally celebrated the end of slavery in Texas. The order was...

abolition of slavery made on that day in 1865. It is commonly known as Juneteenth. Since the late 20th century, this date has gained recognition beyond...

Juneteenth, a celebration of emancipation from slavery, was introduced to Oregon in 1945 by Kaiser Shipyard worker Clara Peoples, was recognized by the...

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library, with fellow poets laureate at the Fairfield Library, and at a Juneteenth flag raising ceremony. Eyvonne earned her B.A. in Motion Pictures & Television...

that made June 19th a federal holiday. Officially designated as "Juneteenth", Juneteenth commemorates the belated June 19, 1865 announcement that enslaved...

floating Monday) Juneteenth (June 19) Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest...

Issuing a city proclamation for Black Lives Matter and raising the Juneteenth flag Saving public health services for more than 13,000 low-income women...

She also read at the Juneteenth flag raising at Martin Luther King, Jr. park in Vallejo, and at another commemoration of Juneteenth in Suisun City. She...

17, Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which officially declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth is the first new federal...

offered paid time off. In 2020, Nike became the first company to mark Juneteenth as a paid holiday. List of Federal Holidays by Year from the U.S. Government...

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December 2, 2022. Gray, Macy (June 17, 2021). "Opinion: For Juneteenth, America needs a new flag that all of us can honor". MarketWatch. Retrieved December...

one of 14 House Republicans to vote against establishing June 19, or Juneteenth, as a federal holiday. Rogers voted for the Patriot Act. In December 2020...

population and a Saint Patrick's Day parade along Lower Greenville Avenue, Juneteenth festivities, Taste of Dallas, the Deep Ellum Arts Festival, the Greek...

"collection of exclusively commissioned new songs from Black creatives", titled Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs. He commented: "It's an accomplishment to make it...

and colonization and now this belief in racism. N'COBRA has recognized Juneteenth — commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans — as a...

collected money to buy property dedicated to Juneteenth celebrations.[citation needed] The State of Texas made Juneteenth a holiday at the state level after 2007...

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observations of Juneteenth gained a new awareness. Jon Batiste, bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, took part in a Juneteenth day of protests...