In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. With Juneteenth now a national holiday, many public and ...

Banks that observe federal holidays, including Bank of America ... by observance of the holiday. Juneteenth was designated as a federal holiday in 2021, but the observance dates back to June ...

There are a dozen federal ... as federal holidays. Here's a rundown of each one and when it is: New Year’s Day: Wednesday, Jan. 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, Jan. 20 Presidents' Day: Monday, ...

Although Juneteenth, observed on June 19, is not a state holiday, it remains recognized at the federal level. Inauguration Day, on Jan. 20, will be observed only by federal employees in Washington ...

0:08 – We spend the hour with Dr. Gregory Carr (@AfricanaCarr), Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University who joins us to chart ...

President Joe Biden officially made Juneteenth National Independence Day a federal holiday in 2021. Alicia D. Crudup, the chair of the Juneteenth Community Committee, said Juneteenth is her day of ...

After giving more information on the true events surrounding the day, Penrice and Abbot discussed topics including the history ... On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday ...