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Educator and author Ernest Crim III joins CBS News Chicago to discuss the history of Juneteenth and the fight to get it on ...
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...
Thursday, June 19 marks the Juneteenth holiday, the day in 1865 when enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas learned ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
Since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, its recognition has continued to grow in Michigan and nationally too. The ...
Celebrations are planned around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...
Juneteenth is celebrated each year on June 19 to mark the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were informed ...
I'm a professor with deep ties to Black studies, but I was surprised that my kids couldn't discuss the significance of Juneteenth.
Trump once vowed to make Juneteenth a holiday. Now he’s leading a war on DEI. No real change of heart—just a MAGA-friendly ...
This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.