Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA – June 19th, 2021: African American community members of Milwaukee held a parade to celebrate Juneteenth holiday. (Shutterstock) By Sydney Combs, National Geographic Known to some as the country’s “second Independence Day,” Juneteenth celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in the United States at the end of the Civil War. For more […]
Philadelphia, PA / USA – June 22 2019: Juneteenth Parade Philadelphia at Malcom X Park African American Independence Day. (Shutterstock) By Kris Manjapra, The Conversation The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were […]
New York, NY April 4, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams makes an announcement with LGBTQ+ advocates at City Hall. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after officially designating Juneteenth as a paid city holiday for the first time in New York City history: “As the second Black […]
Juneteenth Parade Philadelphia at Malcom X Park African American Independence Day. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – June 22 2019 (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk While our nation has come a long way since June 19, 1866, when the first Juneteenth celebration took place in Texas, there is still a long way to go. Juneteenth marks […]
Amid new national holiday, advocates draw attention to discrimination based on race and legal status.
Juneteenth Parade Philadelphia at Malcom X Park African American Independence Day. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – June 22 2019 (Shutterstock) By Suzanne Monyak, Roll Call Hours before President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday, advocates seeking humanitarian protections for undocumented immigrants from Black nations ramped up calls for action. “Today, as […]
By Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater, NY Times President Biden on Thursday signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, the day after the House voted overwhelmingly to enshrine June 19 as the national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The Senate rushed the measure through with no debate earlier […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during memorial service for George Floyd on Cadman Plaza. New York, NY – June 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) Commission will address systemic racism through policy action and documenting the history of racial discrimination in NYC NEW YORK—Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced additional steps the City is taking […]
Juneteenth Parade Philadelphia at Malcom X Park African American Independence Day – Philadelphia, PA / USA – June 22 2019 (Shutterstock) By Jonathan Mattise and Michelle R. Smith, AOL ASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A traditional day of celebration turned into one of protest Friday, as Americans marked Juneteenth, a holiday that long commemorated the emancipation […]