Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as organizers cite safety problems and mounting resistance to diversity, equity and ...

Growing concerns about Juneteenth's future are derived from Trump's rollback of DEI programs nationwide. The White House did not immediately respond for comment when contacted by USA TODAY on June 17.

Why did the Juneteeth federal holiday survive Trump’s war on DEI? Surprisingly, Trump pledged to recognize the holiday commemorating the end of slavery back in 2020. A year later, Biden signed ...

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 pivot from the master opportunist.

Trump drew condemnation in 2020 when he scheduled a campaign rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of one of the worst massacres of African Americans in U.S. history, before ...

Amid the Trump administration’s anti-diversity, equity and inclusion agenda, Black Americans gathered in cities across America to celebrate Juneteenth. On a holiday that commemorates the ending ...

Juneteenth will be celebrated on Thursday, June 19, 2025. However, it's unknown if it will be a state holiday this year.

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.

Trump’s DEI Rollbacks Spark Holiday Panic Trump hasn’t directly said he wants to get rid of Juneteenth, but his aggressive rollbacks of DEI programs have people side-eyeing his every move.

Just at the moment Americans need it most, some cities have either scaled back or canceled their Juneteenth celebrations altogether, fearing that they might violate the Trump administration’s ...

How cities are scaling back Juneteenth celebrations after Trump-era DEI rollbacks By . Michelle Watson. Updated Jun 19, 2025, 6:25 AM ET. PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2025, 7:00 AM ET.

How DEI backlash has affected Juneteenth. The political climate has shifted sharply over the last five years and, much like June celebrations of Pride Month, Juneteenth events across the country ...