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Juneteenth celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

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Vice President Harris Honors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's Legacy

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a heartfelt eulogy for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, highlighting her legacy and pivotal role in making Juneteenth a feder...

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Self-described ‘tough lady’ Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74 - Roll Call

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died Friday after 15 terms in the House that included sponsoring the resolution making Juneteenth a holiday.

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Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US if they don’t like country

Valentina Gomez, 25, called Juneteenth the ‘most ratchet’ of holidays as she slammed the idea of reparations for slavery

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Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Freedom

The holiday represents a page-turning from one of the most shameful chapters in American history.

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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down

Opal Lee, who helped make Juneteenth a holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year

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Trump has history of insulting Black history and communities, says senior Democrat on Juneteenth

Republican ‘is a lot of things but he certainly isn’t subtle’, argues Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison in response to the candidate’s record on race

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What's open and what's closed on Juneteenth 2024?

Banks and government offices are shut down, but you should be able to go shopping.

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Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated?

Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free

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US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge that history in legal citations

As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black people were freed by laws, not combat.

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Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest

Civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson and Pulitzer-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis are debuting a new live performance album of historic jazz records created in time for Juneteenth to protest racial injustice

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Record-Breaking Heat Wave To Hit Central, Eastern US Around Juneteenth Holiday

The excessive heat threatens a large swath of the country with multiple days of dangerously high temperatures.

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Opal Lee Reclaims Family Lot, Builds New Home

Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' overcomes past trauma to build new home on historic site.

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The Long Road to a Juneteenth Museum

Architects have made a Fort Worth neighborhood’s history part of the plan for this unique Juneteenth museum.

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Vivek Ramaswamy defends calling Ayanna Pressley part of ‘modern KKK’

‘This is backwards and harmful, but that is the point’ said Rep. Pressley’s spokesperson

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Vivek Ramaswamy has sudden about-face over stance on Juneteenth holiday

Ramaswamy said the holiday was created through a “hostage” situation

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Gatherings combining Pride and Juneteenth give Black LGBTQ+ people a refuge where they can celebrate

From a block party in New York City to a movie screening outside of Denver, groups across the U.S. have found ways to merge Pride month and Juneteenth celebrations

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Milwaukee police arrest 15-year-old suspect in Juneteenth shooting that injured 6

Milwaukee police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect in a shooting that wounded six people after a Juneteenth celebration

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2nd person arrested in Milwaukee Juneteenth shooting that wounded 6, including alleged shooters

Police in Milwaukee have arrested a second person in a shooting in which six people, including the two alleged shooters, were wounded right after a Juneteenth celebration wrapped up

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Chicago celebra Juneteenth en los vecindarios: ‘Todo se trata de la familia’

El Juneteenth Village Fest, en Douglass Park, y el 1865 Juneteenth Fest, en Garfield Park, fueron dos de los numerosos actos celebrados este fin de semana en la ciudad.

Fortune

One of the most powerful women in PR tells CEOs struggling with Pride and Juneteenth backlash to commit to their communities '24/7'

Edelman U.S. CEO Lisa Osborne Ross advises consistency when supporting social issues.

Daily Mirror

Beyonce channels inner Barbie as she dons racy bubblegum-pink thigh-slit dress

Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour headed to the Netherlands over the weekend for its latest show, which saw the performer mark federal holiday Juneteenth by wearing outfits by Black designers

Los Angeles Times

The Obamas, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kerry Washington mark Juneteenth: 'Lean into your liberation'

Juneteenth National Independence Day commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The holiday is celebrated on June 19, the anniversary of the 1865 order by Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informing enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom.

Daily Mirror

Beyoncé, Lizzo, Barack Obama and more honour the importance of Juneteenth 2023

Juneteenth is a holiday that has been celebrated for over 150 years, but it was only in 2021 that US President Joe Biden signed on to make it an official federal holiday

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Americans mark Juneteenth with celebrations, parades and reflection

US’s newest federal holiday commemorates emancipation of last enslaved people after civil war

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