Juneteenth Will Be An Official Holiday In New York City Starting In 2021
Juneteenth, which marks the effective end of slavery in the United States, will become an official holiday in the country’s…
HBO Is Now Letting You Watch ‘Watchmen’ For Free
Starting Juneteenth, this Friday, June 19, and continuing through Sunday, June 21, HBO is making all nine episodes of “Watchmen”…
Juneteenth Brings Anti-Racism Protesters Out From Coast To Coast
Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the day enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their emancipation in 1865.…
Melania Trump Posts Juneteenth Tweet And Gets Dragged For ‘Birther’ Past
Melania Trump attempted to honor Juneteenth on Friday by reading a children’s book about the holiday — but was accused…
Trump Threatens Protesters Ahead Of Oklahoma Rally
Ahead of a campaign rally in a city where a racist massacre took place, President Donald Trump threatened violence against…
60% Of Americans Want To See Juneteenth Become A National Holiday
Most Americans support making Juneteenth a national holiday, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds. Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19,…
More Lawmakers, Including Republicans, Support A Juneteenth National Holiday
The House and Senate have regularly approved ceremonial resolutions honoring Juneteenth, the anniversary of slaves in Texas belatedly learning of…
Juneteenth, ‘Atlanta’ and the challenges of allyship
America is reckoning with allyship. One way to parse the current political moment is via Donald Glover’s surreal and sophisticated…
An Ultimate Guide To Black-Owned Businesses To Support Now And Always
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‘Juneteenth Shop Black’ Event To Feature Nearly 100 Black-Owned Brands
Event planner Cynthia Daniels’ Memphis, Tennessee-based business, like so many around the country, came to a screeching halt when the…
Nancy Pelosi To Remove Portraits Of Confederate House Speakers From U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday ordered the immediate removal of portraits in the U.S. Capitol of…
Trump Takes Credit For ‘Making Juneteenth Famous’ In Dumbfounding Interview
In an assertion that’s somehow as bold as it is clueless, President Donald Trump is congratulating himself for spreading awareness…
We’re Celebrating Juneteenth, Come Hell Or High Water
Hell had come to East Annie Street. Opal Lee was 12 years old when her parents bought a home in…
Celebrating Juneteenth Amid Protests And The Pandemic
Amid nationwide protests against police brutality and racism, the effort to celebrate and recognize Juneteenth has gained strength. Source link
Celebrate Juneteenth With HuffPost And Verizon Media
Amid a sustained wave of protests and conversations around police violence, white supremacy and anti-racism, Juneteenth ― the day celebrating…
Congress Could Make Juneteenth A National Holiday
Congress hasn’t created a new holiday since 1983, when it made one for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Now some…
Virginia Governor To Propose Juneteenth As State Holiday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he will propose making Juneteenth — a day that…
Virginia governor to propose Juneteenth as state holiday
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he’ll propose making Juneteenth an official holiday in a state that was once…
Trump Moves Tulsa Rally So It Won’t Fall On Juneteenth
President Donald Trump moved a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, so it would no longer fall on June 19th, or…
Black Tulsans Call Trump’s Juneteenth Rally Plan ‘A Slap In The Face’
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Black community and political leaders called on President Donald Trump to at least change the Juneteenth…
House To Hold Reparations Hearing With Testimony From Ta-Nehisi Coates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The topic of reparations for slavery is headed to Capitol Hill for its first hearing in more…
The History Of African American Quilts/Junetenth lesson 1
An Awesome Pre or Post Junetenth Lesson for young and old learners!!! This is my first video for the BLC…