U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany one of only 14 members of Congress to oppose recognizing Juneteenth as federal holiday
Politics: Tom Tiffany
Jun 18
: …u00a0to vote Wednesday against legislation\u00a0to recognize June 19, or Juneteenth,…
Jun 18
: …u00a0to vote Wednesday against legislation\u00a0to recognize June 19, or Juneteenth, as a federal holiday.
Politics: Tom Tiffany - 415-14 - 19
Jun 17
: WASHINGTON — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
Jun 17
: WASHINGTON — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
Juneteenth - Tom Tiffany
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Politics: Lupita Nyong - President Biden
Jun 20
: Macy Gray, Usher, Lupita Nyong'o and other celebs use Juneteenth to celebrate and spread messages and awareness.
Jun 20
: Macy Gray, Usher, Lupita Nyong'o and other celebs use Juneteenth to celebrate and spread messages and awareness.
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Jul 23 2020
: …honor Juneteenth at a time when thousands of people are protesting longstanding racial disparities in the state.
Jul 23 2020
: …honor Juneteenth at a time when thousands of people are protesting longstanding racial disparities in the state.
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Politics: 415-14 - Juneteenth National Independence - 19
Jun 17
: …federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
Jun 17
: WASHINGTON — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
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Politics: 415-14 - Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
Jul 6
: History clearly records that towering 19th-…
Jul 6
: History clearly records that towering 19th-century Black abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass did not think much of…
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Culture: July Fourth - Robert Randolph - deforest
Jul 3
: Juneteenth and July Fourth are not opposed.
Jul 3
: Juneteenth and July Fourth are not opposed. We can honor both holidays and continue to love our flawed country.
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Crime: Juneteenth National Independence - 19 - emancipation
Jun 19
: Juneteenth, an annual holiday…
Jun 19
: Juneteenth, an annual holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation,…
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Politics: Joe Biden - White House
Jun 18
: …Juneteenth national holiday,…
Jun 18
: …Juneteenth national holiday, calling the celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. “a day that should be recognized…
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Politics: observing
Jun 18
: …Juneteenth at this point, with many…
Jun 18
: More than 460 companies are observing Juneteenth at this point, with many offering a paid day off or holiday pay.
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Politics: House Republicans
Jun 17
: The House vote on Juneteenth passed by 415-…
Jun 17
: The House vote on Juneteenth passed by 415-14 for a new federal holiday, but 14 GOP members of Congress voted no.
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Politics: ofBlack Americans - Joe Biden - commemorating
Jun 17
: …19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday…
Jun 17
: …bill making June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of legal enslavement ofBlack Americans.
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Politics: slavery
Jun 18
: …Juneteenth, or the U.S.’s “second…
Jun 18
: …Juneteenth, or the U.S.’s “second independence day” — a celebration of the end of slavery marked each year on June 19 —…
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Politics: Juneteenth National Independence - 19th
Jun 18
: Federal employees get 44 paid days off work each year, according to a new study by OpenTheBooks.com, a watchdog group.
Jun 18
: Federal employees get 44 paid days off work each year, according to a new study by OpenTheBooks.com, a watchdog group.
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Politics: 415 - Juneteenth National Independence - East Room
Jun 18
: Opal Lee walked from Fort Worth, Texas, to D.C. for years, advocating for Juneteenth to become a national holiday.
Jun 18
: Opal Lee walked from Fort Worth, Texas, to D.C. for years, advocating for Juneteenth to become a national holiday.