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Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
The Juneteenth on the Yard celebration at the International African American Museum in Charleston drew a crowd of hundreds to ...
As she held her 8-month-old son, Khalid, Medina refocused on the history of Juneteenth including U.S. Union troops who ...
Rev. Al Sharpton and filmmaker Spike Lee marked the holiday by speaking out about racial injustice, immigration reforms, and ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Communities across the country mark Juneteenth National Independence Day, which celebrates freedom with parades, panels and ...
The museum’s special programming targeted visitors who may not have known about America’s second independence day and the ...
Those who showed up for the 2.5 mile walk representing the 2.5 years it took for news of freedom to reach slaves in Texas, ...