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Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021. On ...
Juneteenth: Juneteenth 2025, observed on Wednesday (June 19), is an upcoming federal holiday in the United States. The day ...
Communities across the Chicago area have planned an array of events to honor and celebrate the holiday Thursday. Parties, ...
Events often rely on federal awards and private sponsorships — increasingly hard to earn amid efforts to suppress diversity, ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
The acting chief of the country’s top agency for enforcing worker rights will face questions at a Senate committee hearing ...
Top corporations rushed to observe Juneteenth in 2020. Today they are still commemorating the federal holiday but not with ...
Ember + Forge owner Hannah Kirby objected to handling of prosecution of man who set fire inside coffee shop after George Floyd protest turned violent.
Milan Campbell proudly holds up a Juneteenth flag during Stamford's Juneteenth celebration at the Stamford Government Center ...
A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Juneteenth would not be considered a state paid holiday for public workers. In an ...