Juneteenth

Los Angeles, June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In celebration of the Juneteenth holiday, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) hosted H.E.R.E., a Homeownership Education Resource Event at Magic Johnson Park in South…

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BOSTON — Juneteenth flag designer Ben Haith stood on the mound at Fenway Park before the Red Sox hosted the Yankees on Sunday, waving his arms to pump up the…

Music, dancing, and large spreads of food—especially red drinks and desserts—mark the Juneteenth holiday celebrated by African Americans on June 19.Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day," was first…

The news was startling. On June 19, 1865, two months after the U.S. Civil War ended, Union Gen. Gordon Granger walked onto the balcony at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and announced to the people of the state that “all slaves are…

Whenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused. Why, they ask, did I like learning about slavery given that it was so…

A day-long festival complete with music, activities for kids, food trucks and cultural enrichment aims to educate the Tucson community about Juneteenth. This year’s event, hosted by the Tucson Juneteenth Festival…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you aspire to be an inclusive leader, there are opportunities in Juneteenth. As a White American who has been learning from and working alongside Black…

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 – became a…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. On June 19, 1865, Black folks in Galveston, Texas, were approached by 2,000 Union soldiers with good news: Slavery had been abolished. For the first time in 300…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As Juneteenth approaches, brands are again preparing to commemorate this day. While the holiday has been celebrated within the Black community for quite some time,…