This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth, which commemorates the day the last group of enslaved people found out they had been freed. Long a holiday in the Black community and now ...

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in ...

Dr. Brandon Stokes teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander the history and importance of Juneteenth Juneteenth, celebrated every year on June 19th, honors the day in 1865 when the last enslaved ...

DETROIT (AP) — Protesters marched over the Brooklyn Bridge, chanted “We want justice now!” near St. Louis' Gateway Arch, prayed in Atlanta and paused for a moment of silence at the Martin Luther King ...

Last year, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Many in the Chicago area have celebrated Juneteenth for decades, but the movement following the death of George Floyd has given the day renewed significance. Carrying a banner with ...

For years, Catherine Keys rode the school bus past the property. “I could tell it was a plantation,” she said, remembering the old buildings, some of which have since been torn down. But she didn’t ...

Today, is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery - the greatest triumph of freedom in American history. In this post, I compile some links to my writings relevant to ...

Millions of Americans will get Thursday off work to observe Juneteenth. Millions of Americans don't deserve it. That's certainly the case for the lawmakers in Ohio and around the nation behind efforts ...

Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) is a US federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It marks the day — June 19, 1865 — when enslaved African Americans in ...