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President Biden signs Juneteenth bill into law
President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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Stone Mountain holds first Juneteenth celebration
About 100 people turned out despite the rain.
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Juneteenth is now a paid state holiday for Georgia employees
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation that makes the federal Juneteenth holiday commemorating the end of slavery a paid day off for Georgia employees.
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Metro Atlanta governments grapple with Juneteenth’s new holiday status
While Juneteenth has been celebrated in Texas and among Black communities for more than a century, the holiday has only recently begun to gain widespread adoption — and prompt...
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Juneteenth holiday bill: How Georgia congressmen voted
The U.S. House signed off on a bill making Juneteenth, a day marking the end of formalized slavery in America, a federal holiday in overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion.
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Juneteenth 2021: Some metro cities leave behind racist past to mark the holiday for first time
Juneteenth, which falls on June 19 and is also known as Freedom Day, is a celebration of the emancipation of Black slaves in the U.S.
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What you need to know about Juneteenth
Here’s a guide to what you should know about Juneteenth.
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Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. Do you need to work Friday?
Metro Atlanta employers, including big companies and local governments, differ on whether they will make Juneteenth a holiday with a paid day off for employees.