Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office requested “a passive approach to Juneteenth messaging” for the holiday on Thursday commemorating the end of slavery, according to an email obtained by Rolling ...

Those states with no official provision for Juneteenth include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New ...

A Juneteenth mural in Galveston is located at the site of the issuance of General Order No. 3, which demanded “absolute equality” between enslaved Texans and former slave owners after the Emancipation ...

I have been digging online to gain a deeper understanding of the connection between food and Juneteenth. After reading countless articles about the meaning of the traditional foods and meals, nothing ...

Los Angeles will mark this year’s 200 year anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the United States – Juneteenth, now a federal holiday – on Thursday with a slew of events. The federal holiday ...

(KRON) — Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. On June 19, 1865, Union General ...

On June 19, Black people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, when slaves in Texas received the news of the Emancipation Proclamation two years after nearly everyone else in 1865. But while ...

Dr. Molefi Asante, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University says June 19th, 1865, also known as Juneteenth, is a day that blacks in America should never forget. "It is ...

SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers announced today that FLA Live Arena will host 'Saturday Sweat' Juneteenth Week Celebration on Saturday, June 25 from 9 AM- 12 PM. The event is free and open to the ...