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In a first, ‘granddaughter of Juneteenth’ leads Opal’s freedom walk
What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up for Opal’s Walk for Freedom, a 2.5-mile trek to celebrate Juneteenth. Sims, who led the walk, called herself the “granddaughter of Juneteenth.”
Walk for Freedom attendees celebrate Juneteenth while honoring Opal Lee, despite her absence
The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and the freedom of enslaved people in Texas. Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, cemented June 19's status as a national holiday in 2021 after years of advocacy, which included a 1,400-mile trek to Washington, D.C.
Beyoncé’s Paris concert on Juneteenth inspired French fans to plan a special surprise, celebrating freedom during the June 19 ...
Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...
A large crowd united on the West Side on Thursday for the very first North Lawndale Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade. While the ...
Juneteenth represents freedom but also speaks to Black ownership. This analysis traces Black wealth from emancipation to ...
Juneteenth celebrations combine remembrance with joy, highlighted by one family's history and national recognition of the ...
The sixth annual NOLA Juneteenth Festival will begin at noon on Thursday at Congo Square in Louis Armstrong Park. Though it ...
Balaam Allen, born enslaved, became one of the founders of Melbourne. On this Juneteenth, he'll be honored in Brevard County.
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
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