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Postal Service observes Juneteenth as one of 11 federal holidays each year, post offices will also be closed External link.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

My 92-year-old West Indian father, a US Army veteran with Alzheimer’s-related dementia who once did half of the cooking, now observes quietly.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

As professor Evan Mandery observes, “Between the Furman decision and 1976, 35 states passed new death penalty statutes.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Jo is thinking warm, bucolic thoughts as she observes the ragtag procession.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

So the young Shaper observes, singing to the few who remain, fingertips troubling a dead man’s harp.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner