Juneteenth
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Senator Who Once Voted Against Making Juneteenth a National Holiday Gets Booed at Juneteenth Event
Really, how else did he think this was going to go for him?
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South Dakota Is the Last State That Doesn't Have a Law Officially Recognizing Juneteenth as a Holiday
Lawmakers are confident that this will soon change now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday.
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'Juneteenth is Soooo Lame': Candace Owens Continues to be the Candace Owensiest of All the Candace Owenses in the Sunken Place
I'm bored, so let's talk about Candace Owens' pandering-ass Juneteenth tweet.
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Juneteenth Is More Than a Federal Holiday. We Need Reparations Now
The speedy passage to make June 19 a holiday shows that government can act quickly. They should keep that same energy for the House reparations bill.
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Make Juneteenth Great Again: The Caucasians' Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth
Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, we created a CRT-free educational curriculum to help colonizer Americans resist the urge to gentrify this celebration.
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Commemorating Hope: On Juneteenth Author Annette Gordon-Reed Reflects on the Meaning of the Holiday
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author breaks down the history surrounding the momentous holiday.
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In Case You Didn't Already Know, Juneteenth Is a Beyoncé and Solange-Endorsed Holiday
Tina Knowles Lawson told 'CBS This Morning' she and her daughters 'always have and they always will' celebrate June 19.
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10 Books Celebrating the Rich History of Black Cuisine to Honor Juneteenth
Like most American traditions, Black people were essential to how we eat.
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Democratic Senators Will Introduce Legislation to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Happy Juneteenth, everybody! And what a special Juneteenth it is. This year, our holiday commemorating the end of slavery is happening right in the middle of a time when the Black Lives Matter movement is receiving the most widespread attention and support, possibly, since its inception. Now, four Democratic senators are introducing legislation that would make…
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An Exclusive Interview With an Organizer of the Original Juneteenth Cookout
On June 18, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger and 2,000 troops, many of whom were black, arrived at Galveston Island to occupy the state of Texas after the last army of white supremacist army of the Confederacy surrendered. The black soldiers started spreading the word to nearby enslaved Africans that something big was going…