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Though some worry over the federal pushback against DEI, community members say there is a renewed focus to recognize Black ...
Government and state offices will be closed, as will the U.S. Post Office. That means there will be no mail delivery on ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
Local events will honor the federal Juneteenth holiday. However, many organizations are facing budget cuts amid DEI ...
It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...
As towns and cities across the United States today celebrate the anniversary of the end of slavery on Juneteenth, see how ...
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed the last enslaved Black ...
Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...
Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Here's why it's celebrated.
When Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, many Black-owned businesses reported strong sales. Now, Chicago companies ...
The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and ...