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• Juneteenth 2022: What’s open, closed for the holiday? Juneteenth, which is June 19, is the traditional commemoration date of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation making it a U.S. federal holiday. This year, June 19 falls on a Sunday, so the federal holiday will be observed on Monday, June 20. Last year, members of the Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday 16-2 in favor of making Juneteenth a paid holiday for city workers. Many state and local…
• Photos: Pasadena college students raise the Juneteenth flag People look on during a ceremony to raise the Juneteenth Flag at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena Friday, June 17, 2022. The flag-raising kicks off a week of programs at the college to celebrate Juneteenth and educate people about the event’s historical importance. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) People look on during a ceremony to raise the Juneteenth Flag at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena Friday, June 17, 2022. The flag-raising kicks off a week of programs…
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• Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Hayden Christensen ‘saddened’ by Moses Ingram racist abuse: ‘I hope by the end of the series, people are coming around’ Hayden Christensen is standing by co-star Moses Ingram (Picture: REX)Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Hayden Christensen has shown love for his co-star Moses Ingram, after the actress was subjected to racist abuse since the series launched. The new show sees Moses make her debut as a Force-sensitive Inquisitor called Reva, facing off against Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) while working for the terrifying Darth Vader. Before the series even premiered, The Queen’s Gambit star Moses admitted that she anticipated racist comments, saying that Lucasfilm ‘actually got…
• Former Illinois governor Pat Quinn wants to limit Chicago mayors to two terms Former governor Pat Quinn is shown in 2018, arriving at City Hall with more than 86,000 signatures backing a referendum on term limits for Chicago mayors.Fran Spielman/Sun-Times Former Illinois governor Pat Quinn said Monday he plans to introduce a citizen’s ordinance this week to get a binding referendum on the November or February ballot imposing a two-term limit on Chicago mayors. Armed with a poll showing Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s public approval rating at 25.8%, Quinn plans to spend the summer deciding…
• County-by-county list: Juneteenth celebrations, events across the Jacksonville area Mark your calendars: Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is on Sunday. Juneteenth celebrates the official end of slavery in the United States. Despite the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation’s freeing of enslaved people, slavery persisted in slave-holding border states and rebel areas until federal troops took control of the regions. Texas was the last state to welcome proclamation-enforcing federal troops -- until this day, June 19, 1865, when General Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with the famous statement: “The people of…
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