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For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
In this episode of the Apathy Is Not an Option podcast, we trace centuries of defiance, through rebellion, protest, ...
Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden celebrated the federal holiday he signed into law at a celebration at a historic Black ...
June 19 marks the annual observance of when enslaved Americans in Texas were told they were free in 1865, two years after the ...
President Donald Trump said American holidays cost billions of dollars in lost productivity and "must change." ...
Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating Black freedom in America. Here's how to celebrate, what will be open and closed ...
Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
Drums, gospel, and radical poetry nourished the ears; food from Voilá Afrique satisfied the belly; and Black pride uplifted ...
Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they ...
“Now more than ever, Juneteenth is about community, rebellion, love, and inclusion,” said God Free, an attendee at the ...