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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 5 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Black sports history part of Juneteenth celebration in New Rochelle
The Journal News· 4 days agoThe Gathering of Men, Inc. collaborated with The Lincoln Park Conservancy, Inc. to host the ...
Detroit marks Juneteenth with art and joy at downtown celebration
Detroit Free Press· 4 days agoOne-and-a-half year-old Brooklyn Phillips probably didn’t know what ground she stood on or why she...
Republican Karen Tells Black Folks To 'Get The F*** Out' Of America On Juneteenth
The Root· 2 days agoValentina Gomez, a Colombia-born secretary of state candidate in Missouri, has gone viral for...
Juneteenth in Dallas celebrates freedom, remembers a merciless history
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoDespite its recent designation as a federal holiday, Juneteenth has a long history with Black...
Living history: meeting the 'Mother of Milwaukee's Juneteenth Day'
Fox local via AOL· 5 days agoI’m walking a little slower these days, but it still makes me feel good," said Henningsen. She has...
'Unlocking a new part of Black history': Akron celebrates Juneteenth with rescheduled events
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"In light of the fact that the mayor canceled the events, I think the Caucasians of our...
President Biden, the time for national reparations is now
The Hill· 9 hours agoWhen New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill late last year to form a state task force to study...
Juneteenth: Burned crosses in Miami mark racist past - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 4 days agoJuneteenth (June 19th) marks the end of slavery in Texas and is the day the country commemorates the ending of slavery and freedom for African Americans. After Juneteenth ...