I’m a professor at the University of Michigan, and while psychology is my discipline, I’ve had a longtime affiliation with Black Studies. I talk to – and teach – my children about Black history. Both ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Though tied to one historic date, the meaning of Juneteenth stretches far beyond June 19, 1865. On that day, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all ...

Dr. Molefi Asante, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University says June 19th, 1865, also known as Juneteenth, is a day that blacks in America should never forget. "It is ...

Dr. Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth," tirelessly championed the recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday, urging ongoing preservation of Black history.

Last year, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe ...

AMAZON. TODAY, SEVERAL PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN VARIOUS PLACES ARE OBSERVING JUNETEENTH, AND THEY’RE DOING SO AS WELL, RIGHT HERE AT HOME. >> YEAH, CRYSTAL BRIDGES PARTNERED WITH THE PHI ALPHA ...

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...

Saturday afternoon, people gathered in the shade at English Park, with lawn chairs, food and companionship, for the Owensboro Black Expo’s annual Juneteenth celebration. While the afternoon was filled ...

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the ...

YOURSELF. MIGHTY GOOD TO ME. IT’S TRULY A JUBILEE AT THE REGINALD F LEWIS MUSEUM AS THEY CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH. IT’S A WAY FOR US TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR HISTORY, THAT WE’RE ABLE TO PASS ...