The new Oni Press graphic novel dramatizes the life and work of Dr. Opal Lee.

TMJ4 will broadcast Milwaukee's 55th Juneteenth Day Parade for the seventh straight year on June 19, with historian Reuben ...

At the age of 89, Dr. Opal Lee launched a walking campaign from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness ...

While the Trump administration has rolled back federal support for DEI initiatives, there is no public plan to change the status of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. The fifth year since Juneteenth was ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Brett Brooks, founder of Peoria’s Miss Juneteenth Pageant, opened a new category for the pageant system at the beginning of Black History Month. The pageant will now have a Mrs.

Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday and technically Juneteenth National Independence Day, strikes us as a fine idea that all Americans can and should get behind. It’s been a federal holiday only ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond. Also called “America’s ...

Back in September 2020, then-President Donald Trump — ever the showman — made a bold pitch to Black voters: he would make Juneteenth a federal holiday. It was part of his glossy “Platinum Plan,” which ...

The Museums and local organizations announced a packed slate of events for this year's Juneteenth festivities with the help ...

If you're one of the lucky ones who has the day off from work on Juneteenth, it's the perfect occasion to take a moment and reflect on the important role the holiday plays in our country's history. In ...