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By Editorial Evrima Chicago JESSUP, MD / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2025 / When Dr. Rachel Bonaparte first envisioned The ...
Juneteenth will be marked on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Unlike other federal holidays, such as Memorial Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving, which are observed on a specific day of the week, Juneteenth ...
The complaint says Young proposed booking both artists for the June 2025 festival and confirmed the deal once the money was ...
Juneteenth became a time of reckoning, reflection and education. It meant something — and still does.
Step into the vibrant streets of Atlanta as we celebrate Juneteenth in style! This video captures the electrifying energy of ...
On Thursday a freedom bell, commissioned by Texas A&M University’s Department of Architecture, returned to Galveston, the ...
Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Galveston, Texas, history, marks the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived with U.S. troops to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and bring freedom to ...
Trump's post on Juneteenth criticized the number of federal holidays, which most federal workers have as paid holidays. There are 12 federal holidays in 2025; most federal holidays have been ...
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. It is a common misconception that all slaves were freed through the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond.
Now that the Juneteenth barbecues are over and Black Americans are done with their celebrating, we have time to respond to President Donald Trump’s reaction to the holiday. And boy, do folks ...
On Juneteenth, the Rondo neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, gathered to honor a history of resilience. "They had a rhythm in Rondo, it had a different vibe than any other place in the city of St ...