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Spray parks and rec centers stayed open in D.C., despite many other Juneteenth holiday closures, due to the heat alert.
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 did not issue any official statement on Juneteenth but posted on Truth Social about "non-working ...
June 19th marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and became a federal holiday in 2021 under President Biden. But ...
Vendors sold handmade goods and food at the Juneteenth block party on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Indianapolis, with ...
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Hundreds of people in Anacostia started a new tradition this Juneteenth holiday, celebrating a piece of Black DC history with ...
This weekend we’re celebrating Juneteenth and the first official weekend of summer. We hope you like it hot; plenty of pool weather is coming up in the forecast. The Annual Scotland Juneteenth ...
Thursday was so successful that the Anacostia Renaissance Kollective will host this event for the community every month.
Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...
This Juneteenth, the numbers are clear: investing in Black businesses could fuel billions in growth, jobs, and expanded opportunity across America’s cities.