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Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia, Democratic lawmakers urged their colleagues and Gov. Patrick Morrisey to ...
President Donald Trump said American holidays cost billions of dollars in lost productivity and "must change." ...
The Belpre Historical Society and The Farmers Castle Museum will be hosting an open house for the new exhibit “Black Life in ...
Celebrations across the country marked Juneteenth, the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Across Portland, residents turned out to commemorate Juneteenth, a federal holiday that commemorates the ...
Before freedom rang for enslaved people in the 1800s, their journey brought many of them to Lake Erie's shores. Now, the lake ...
But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
The event was free and people of all ages were there to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end ...
Former President Biden's attendance at the Juneteenth event at Reedy Chapel AME Church in Galveston highlights the historical ...
Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they worry about Trump’s anti-DEI measures.
With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...