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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Despite being recognized as a federal holiday across the country, Juneteenth celebrations have been impacted this year. The day commemorates the end of slavery in the US ...
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, historians and activists say it's critical to acknowledge the past, to forge ahead with a brighter future. But some events commemorating the federal holiday ...
Some Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. are being scaled back or canceled this year amid growing political resistance to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
In the wake of Donald Trump’s attacks on DEI and trans Americans, major corporations have pulled out of Pride and Juneteenth. Some are pushing ultra nationalist messages instead.
President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Banks, the U.S. Postal Service, schools and government offices will be closed for Juneteenth. Real freedom should be for us all.
Amid the Trump administration’s anti-diversity, equity and inclusion agenda, Black Americans gathered in cities across America to celebrate Juneteenth. On a holiday that commemorates the ending ...
Across the country, Juneteenth celebrations have seen support pulled, likely a result of new antagonism toward DEI programs, and while some events in Maryland say they have lost sponsors, others ...
Horace Peterson, the founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America, brought the Juneteenth celebration to the 18th and Vine District in the 80s. “For everyone to understand too about my father ...
Some Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. are being scaled back or canceled this year amid growing political resistance to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.