While the Trump administration has rolled back federal support for DEI initiatives, there is no public plan to change the status of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. The fifth year since Juneteenth was ...

The easiest way to wish someone a Happy Juneteenth is by messaging them and wishing them a fulfilled day. Similar to Black History Month, and other important anniversaries to Black Americans, it is ...

In the not-so-distant past is when Juneteenth got its start. Juneteenth started as a way to commemorate the emancipation of those enslaved in the United States starting in 1865 - despite the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — From its inception, Juneteenth was always a patriotic holiday. And in many southern states, it began as Emancipation Day. "It was whatever day the Union army showed up at their doorstep ...

Latisha Conley and her daughter, Larrisa Conley, paint at the third annual Juneteenth celebration at Wright Park in Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Cheyenne Boone [email protected] ...

Today is Juneteenth, which this year marks the 160th anniversary of the day the final enslaved Black Americans were freed in Texas. The A.V. Club is out of office today in observance of the holiday, ...