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New Jersey state offices will close Friday. But the federal holiday falls on Thursday, creating confusion for residents and a ...
The New Jersey Reparations Council's long-awaited report, being presented at NJPAC on June 19, is the result of two years of work.
Juneteenth is still a recognized federal and state holiday in New Jersey and some states across the country. Even though the ...
Juneteenth events are happening in Long Branch, Toms River, Asbury Park and Neptune, and Red Bank. Taste of Highlands takes ...
Although Juneteenth was not declared a federal holiday until 2021, many states, counties, and other entities have been ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
Across North Jersey, Juneteenth is being celebrated with various events, from the release of a new report on reparations to a ...
NORTH ARLINGTON -- A New Jersey man is accused of shooting at his ride share driver and stealing their car before being found ...
Timbuctoo, New Jersey, was founded by formerly enslaved people nearly 200 years ago—long before June 19, 1865. But ...
Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, carrying with them orders that all enslaved people were now free. For decades, marking ...