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Wisconsin leaders spent the week recognizing Juneteenth and calling for the fight for freedom and equality to continue.
Knowles: ‘When we recognize the push to make Juneteenth a national holiday was led by an educator — it highlights the ...
The metro area is holding events to commemorate the federal holiday, Juneteenth. One major celebration happening Thursday, is ...
A Juneteenth celebration in Prospect Park in New York City in 2022. Michael Nagle/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Corey D ...
Roger Goodell five years ago said the NFL would begin observing Juneteenth as a company holiday. The country has changed dramatically since.
Tennessee has passed laws restricting teaching of diverse concepts but Black historians find ways to continue teaching about ...
Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's open and closed Thursday.
Michigan is celebrating Juneteenth Thursday, June 19. Here's a look at what's open and closed on the federal holiday.
For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are fighting to preserve history.
Thursday marks the first national observance under President Donald Trump of Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of ...
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining "June" and "nineteenth" — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.
Four short years after the recognition of a holiday commemorating freedom, it feels like Black people are less free.