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Hundreds of people in Anacostia started a new tradition this Juneteenth holiday, celebrating a piece of Black DC history with ...
June 19 lands on a Thursday this year, and America will be celebrating its newest federal holiday, Juneteenth. The day of ...
Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they worry about Trump’s anti-DEI measures.
President Donald Trump had not yet issued any official statement or proclamation on Juneteenth when he posted on Truth Social ...
Thursday was so successful that the Anacostia Renaissance Kollective will host this event for the community every month.
Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
On June 19, 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas, and the last enslaved people in America ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across the nation on Juneteenth –  the oldest known celebration commemorating the ...
For its 33rd year, the annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle is back with live musical performances, live art, dance ...
Vendors sold handmade goods and food at the Juneteenth block party on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Indianapolis, with ...