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Commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., Juneteenth is now a federal holiday marked by reflection and celebration.
Juneteenth, which Biden designated as a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The holiday is ...
The politics of Juneteenth today can probably be best understood by what's happening or not happening at the White House.
“We celebrate this year’s Black History Month theme of ‘African Americans and Labor,’ focusing on the various and profound ways that [Black] work of all kinds has shaped this country ...
Juneteenth – which was recognised as a federal holiday in 2021 – now more widely represents the emancipation of enslaved ...
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Juneteenth parties, “Reading Frederick Douglass ...
Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...
It was in a less-than-glamorous lecture hall at Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1982 that the First National Black Art ...
American warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran, bringing the U.S. military directly into Israel’s war. In an address from the White House, President Trump threatened more action ...
Juneteenth, a more recent federal holiday, is dedicated to celebrating the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people ... and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United ...
A renowned Essex-based artist is looking to reflect on three centuries of Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave ...
While the first Black Pride happened in D.C., cities across the country now celebrate with events centering Black queer ...