Comments on: Juneteenth Federal Holiday Is A Reality! https://www.okwassup.com/juneteenth-federal-holiday-is-on-the-horizon/ News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and more! Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Juneteenth 2022 Celebrated From Coast To Coast - OK WASSUP! https://www.okwassup.com/juneteenth-federal-holiday-is-on-the-horizon/#comment-15613 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:04:21 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=25758#comment-15613 […] Current Events :Juneteenth (combining the words “June” and “nineteenth”) is the date commemorating the actual end of slavery in the United States — when the last slaves in America (in Galveston, TX) were officially freed 2 1/2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. […]

]]> By: Truthiz1 https://www.okwassup.com/juneteenth-federal-holiday-is-on-the-horizon/#comment-14637 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:04:42 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=25758#comment-14637 I am so late getting to this!

I too have the day off and as BD already expressed I’m happy that DJ covered this historical holiday. Though I’m not surprised.

Like so many Black-history stories, the Truth about Juneteenth is looong overdue. But thankfully more and more of America’s REAL history is finally being told (coming into the light) and acknowledged by historians, officials in high places AND especially by the mass media in America. And the Truth shall set Us All free.

TGIF and Happy Juneteenth Everybody!

]]> By: Mr.BD https://www.okwassup.com/juneteenth-federal-holiday-is-on-the-horizon/#comment-14636 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:03:04 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=25758#comment-14636 I have the day off today for Juneteenth and I am glad you covered this story becoming a holiday. I will be celebrating it all weekend. Happy Juneteeth official holiday everybody.

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