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According to those who worked tirelessly to make it a federal holiday, Juneteenth is a day "for reflection and rejoicing" — ...
We don't need to party like it's 1865. But we can celebrate the end of slavery with America's greatest abolitionist.
The island will mark the 66th anniversary of the Theatre Boycott in a series of events tomorrow. The 1959 boycott — in which ...
Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton: Closing in on 50 years of performing, the bard of alternative music and ...
Each winner of the 2025 Dr. Eugene and Dr. Maxine Hankins Cain Lansing Juneteenth Essay Competition and Scholarship Program ...
Throughout the morning, we brought viewers along on the "Atlanta’s Journey for Civil Rights Bike Tour," one of several tours ...
Former President Joe Biden joined Minnesotans by the thousands who paid their respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman at the ...
Bounce: A Basketball Opera” will be staged at Holcombe Rucker Park, where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius Erving have played.
Forget waiting for an invitation. Tomeka B. Holyfield's She's Got Now Empowerment Luncheon is the start of a movement.
After the shocking passing of Fred Smith, 80, many prominent figures have taken to social media to express their gratitude to ...
105 'You Are Stronger Than You Think' Quotes To Inspire You originally appeared on Parade.
For generations, Black communities have honored June 19, 1865, — the day news of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, — as a sacred jubilee. But even in 2025, Juneteenth ...