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NorthJersey.com What wasn't even a state-recognized holiday, just one year ago, seems like it will — suddenly — be celebrated as the newest federal holiday when it rolls around again this Saturday. "Juneteenth" — June 19 — was unanimously voted a federal holiday by the Senate yesterday. The measure to pass a Juneteenth National Independence Day passed the house by a large margin today. President Joe Biden will need to sign the bill for it to become law.  And that puts New Jersey, which made Juneteenth a state observance on Sept. 10, and New York, which made Juneteenth a state holid...

Juneteenth is more popular than ever. This year's celebrations come amid a culture war. Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY UP NEXT In the wake of 2020's racial reckoning over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, the celebration of Juneteenth spread outside the African American community. Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and 19th, commemorates June 19, 1865 — the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, informing the Galveston, Texas, community that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved African Amer...

The old one, which people like lori lightfoot complained was racist.th not a single member of either party in the senate opposed it. republicans in fact cosponsored the resolution. happy that my bill to recognize juneteenth as a national holiday just passed the senate, signed a supposedly conservative senator from texas. lori lightfoot is thrilled by this, unlike john cornyn, lori lightfoot understands the power of symbols. theyey are immensely important, that is why we have them. for flag day on monday, a holiday designed to honor the american flag, speaking of symbols, lori lightfoot is flyi...

Dozens of black & white photos hang at the Charles B. Washington Library with the faces from North Omaha's historic past that dates back to the 1930s. From motorcycle and social clubs, to mini golf and drill teams — North Omaha's history is on full display.

It's a time for celebration and remembrance, and you can be a part of it in Killeen and Harker Heights this Juneteenth.