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Juneteenth Is the Most American Holiday

It is hard to think of something more pro-freedom than the abolition of slavery.

Reason · Jun 19, 2025

Hegseth reportedly orders ‘passive approach to Juneteenth’ at Pentagon

Messaging request for holiday marking Black emancipation comes as Trump administration wages anti-DEI campaign

The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2025

The Black Women’s Player Collective Is Leveling Up NWSL’s Juneteenth Programming

From celebrating local Black-owned businesses to activations during NWSL games, the BWPC is committed to league-wide celebrations of Juneteenth.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 19, 2025

Ace Hardware employee files million-dollar suit after alleging manager hung a noose in warehouse on Juneteenth

Devondrick Hartsfield said his manager ‘was like, 'It's a joke, Juan left his backpack,'’ when he was shown the offensive display in June 2023

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

Parties and proclamations: Juneteenth across the diaspora

While Juneteenth has become the most famous celebration marking the end of slavery, it is far from the only one

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025

What is the Juneteenth holiday celebrated in the US?

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The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

What is Juneteenth in the US and how is it celebrated?

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants' fight for recognition and citizenship

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, Americans have wrestled with what to make of the holiday.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

Juneteenth 2025: Guide To The Best Places To Celebrate

With Juneteenth coming up this Thursday, here's four places in the US putting on a range of events commemorating the holiday.

International Business Times UK · Jun 16, 2025