The Latest Breaking News from Juneteenth

A Visit to Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth

Texas was the last state to receive the news that slavery had ended.

Texas Observer · Jun 19, 2022

What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Juneteenth is at risk of losing its meaning

The holiday is meant to commemorate emancipation from slavery.

Axios · Jun 19, 2022

Spreading the news about Juneteenth, America’s newest holiday

NEW YORK — Some organizers of Juneteenth celebrations around the city admit they’ve been learning about the origins of the commemoration, but are eager to bring New Yorkers up to speed on the nation’s newest federal holiday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 18, 2022

Learning about Juneteenth through food

Start with Nicole Taylor's "Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations"

Salon · Jun 18, 2022

On Juneteenth, take time to reflect and consider working to enact change

Change can start with learning more about Juneteenth and being kinder, or by implementing positive actions that result in equality.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2022

How (not) to do Juneteenth

There's no single way to observe Juneteenth, but corporations have shown us some fairly major ways to get it wrong

Salon · Jun 18, 2022

Juneteenth so far only partially embraced by private sector

Juneteenth is a relatively new holiday, and private firms are in varying stages of embracing it.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022

Juneteenth and other emancipation days didn’t bring full freedom to the enslaved

Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, is just one of 20 emancipation days that took place in the U.S. Those emancipations didn’t accomplish what we think they did.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 17, 2022

What's open and closed on Juneteenth

The federal holiday will primarily affect government offices and buildings.

WEKU · Jun 17, 2022