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Moving Juneteenth beyond symbolism

To ensure the nation's newest federal holiday doesn't get co-opted, Black Americans must be prioritized

Salon

13 bills or resolutions related to Juneteenth enacted so far in 2023

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Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is gaining awareness

Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s.

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Here’s what's open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2023

Forget about banking, but retailers should be open.

Fortune

Family suing San Diego cemetery after remains of Juneteenth trailblazer missing from burial plot

Relatives of a late Black businessman who helped popularize Juneteenth in San Diego are suing a cemetery after his remains were reported missing from the family’s burial plot

The Independent UK

Chicago celebrates Juneteenth; In Lawndale and Garfield Park: ‘It’s all about family’

The Juneteenth Village Fest in Douglass Park and the 1865 Juneteenth Fest in Garfield Park were two of the many events across the city celebrating the holiday this weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times

Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events, quiet reflection on end of slavery after Civil War

Americans across the country are observing the relatively new Juneteenth federal holiday with festivals, parades, cookouts and other gatherings

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A beginner's guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America

The Independent UK

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month

The Independent UK

Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ discusses national museum, legacy of slavery

FORT WORTH, Texas — Growing up in Texas, Opal Lee celebrated Juneteenth by picnicking and dancing with her family at Sycamore Park in Fort Worth.

Tribune News Service

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

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.

The Conversation

The Journey to Juneteenth: uncovering the history and making of a federal holiday

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday.

Chicago Sun-Times

La Casa Blanca celebra el nuevo día feriado conocido como Juneteenth

El 19 de junio de 1865, cuando los soldados de la Unión les dijeron a los afroamericanos esclavizados en Galveston, Texas, la noticia de su libertad.

Chicago Sun-Times

Juneteenth matters for thinking about race relations in Canada and Canadian education

On June 19, African Americans will celebrate Juneteenth. This day marks emancipation from chattel slavery and the long and violent struggle for Black people to be recognized as equally human.

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Biden says freedom at risk from racism in appeal to Black voters

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered a rallying cry to Black voters during a Juneteenth celebration at the White House, listing their administration’s achievements and urging supporters to fight efforts to roll back those gains.

Tribune News Service

Harris rallies Black voters, warning of threats from extremists

Vice President Kamala Harris offered a rallying cry to Black voters during a Juneteenth celebration at the White House, listing the Biden administration’s achievements and urging supporters to fight efforts by extremists to roll back those gains.

The Independent UK

Biden celebrates Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, at the White House

President Joe Biden hosted a massive concert on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate Juneteenth, the country’s newest federal holiday which the president said will “breathe a new life in the very essence of America.”

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Juneteenth comes amid efforts to limit discussions of America's racial history

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Chicago gears up for Juneteenth festivities

Festivals, performances and other events will be held in neighborhoods across the city on Juneteenth and weekend leading up to Monday, June 19.

The Conversation

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

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 federal holiday in 2021. In honor of this year’s Juneteenth, The Conversation reached…

The Independent UK

Bidens to host Juneteenth concert at White House

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert next week in a “celebration of community, culture and music.”

The Independent UK

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month

Tribune News Service

‘Can you believe?’ Portrait in Texas Capitol honors Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’

FORT WORTH, Texas — Her 1,400 mile walk took her across the country, to President Joe Biden’s side as he made Juneteenth a federal holiday. Now she is honored on the walls of the Texas Capitol.

The Independent UK

Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber

Tribune News Service

Juneteenth activist Opal Lee’s journey from segregation to Nobel Peace Prize nomination

FORT WORTH, Texas — At 95 years old, Opal Lee is simply trying to figure out how to help the next person.

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