Juneteenth

On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery

The Equal Justice Initiative nonprofit invoked the Juneteenth holiday as it dedicated a monument that honors the people who endured and survived slavery.

On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War

Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle join Biden for early Juneteenth celebration on White House lawn

Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles

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Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ leads 2.5 mile annual walk in Texas

First-ever Juneteenth honor flight takes 26 Black veterans to Washington memorials

Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

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Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth as a state holiday this year. Ivey’s office said Monday that June 19 will be a state workers’ holiday coinciding with the federal holiday. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021.