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7 Books to Help Teach Kids About Juneteenth
As families prepare to celebrate Juneteenth, we’ve rounded up some books that will help explain the importance of the holiday to little ones.
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Opal Lee’s Home was Destroyed By An Angry Mob, But 80 Years Later She Receives A Special Gift
It took 80 years, but this holiday season was extra special for the Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth.’
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Biden and Harris Throw a Juneteenth Celebration to Remember on the White House South Lawn
Method man, Ledisi and Jennifer Hudson were among the star-studded guests at the Juneteenth celebration.
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Cheat Sheet: 5 Things You Must Know About Juneteenth
June 19th is the day we honor the freedom of those who were enslaved in the Confederacy.
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I Got My Entire Life During Juneteenth Weekend In Los Angeles
The B-Hen Block Party, Fixins Presents Juneteenth at LA Live and the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival were among the many events that celebrated Black joy.
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Carmelo Anthony Is the Inaugural Recipient of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award
Not only does the future Hall of Famer handle his business on the court, but he’s about that action off of it.
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Things to Read and Watch to Celebrate and Honor Juneteenth
A collection of books and media giving us intersectional insight into the experiences of those once enslaved.
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President Joe Biden Signs Bill Officially Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
This is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Update on Opal Lee's Journey to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
The petition on Opal Lee’s hope to make Juneteenth a national holiday ran out of time Tuesday when it didn’t reach the goal of 100,000 signatures, the Star-Telegram reports. However, that hasn’t stopped Lee, 89, from continuing on. “Whether we have 100,000 signatures or not, she is still walking. Her goal is to get an audience with…
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90-Year-Old Walking From Fort Worth, Texas, to DC to Make History
Opal Lee, 90, is an activist who is fighting for Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating when the last American slaves were freed in Texas, to be made a national holiday, Fox 4 News reports. Lee is walking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., and needs 100,000 signatures on an online petition at the White House website. She…