When similarly asked about a proclamation for Pride Month at a press briefing earlier this month, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House had “no plans for a ...

Juneteenth is one of 11 cultural awareness events that the Defense Intelligence Agency "paused" in January, as a result of executive orders from the White House. It is, of course, the celebration ...

“Black organizations exist because we were locked out of mainstream White organizations,’’ said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, a civil rights organization.

Nelson, who is Oregon’s first openly LGBTQ African American member of the House, put forth the resolution in February, during Black History Month, after noticing that tributes at the Capitol ...

The Trump administration’s silence on Juneteenth and refusal to talk about race, racial justice, or equity is a stark contrast to where the White House was when President Joe Biden was in office.

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 10: Gospel singer Kirk Franklin dances with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as he performs during a concert marking Juneteenth on the South Lawn of the White House on ...