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Hundreds of people are expected to walk across the 11th Street bridge on Juneteenth to commemorate the 1852 Freedom Walk across the Anacostia River.
The politics of Juneteenth today can probably be best understood by what's happening or not happening at the White House.
On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal's Walk for Freedom. This year's 2.5-mile walk is through Fort Worth ...
In that light, housing — specifically Black homeownership — emerges as a vital frontier in the ongoing pursuit of true ...
A 27-year-old woman was found unconscious and declared dead before her husband was located and died of a self-inflicted ...
Opal Lee, 98, (center) will not attend this year’s Walk of Freedom, recognizing the Juneteenth holiday, due to health ...
A new United Nations report says that Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people ...
Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.
I pray we will be compelled to protect truth in our schools, in our churches, in our museums and in our memories.
Before Juneteenth (June 19) became a national holiday in 2021 commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, it was ...
If she were alive, Texan Barbara Jordan would heartily endorse the celebration of Juneteenth, the federal holiday signed into ...
Historians are investigating the haunting handwritten manuscript, which chronicles Thomas White's escape from slavery in ...