News

Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they worry about Trump’s anti-DEI measures.
Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are ...
President Donald Trump had not yet issued any official statement or proclamation on Juneteenth when he posted on Truth Social ...
D.C. is preparing for its largest Juneteenth celebration yet! Here are the must-attend events you should know about before ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
Spray parks and rec centers stayed open in D.C., despite many other Juneteenth holiday closures, due to the heat alert.
Thursday was so successful that the Anacostia Renaissance Kollective will host this event for the community every month.
June 19th marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and became a federal holiday in 2021 under President Biden. But ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Opal Lee, known to many as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year’s Walk for Freedom march due to ...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. ( DC News Now) — Hundreds in Prince George’s County celebrated the Juneteenth holiday Thursday at ...
Hundreds of people in Anacostia started a new tradition this Juneteenth holiday, celebrating a piece of Black DC history with a freedom walk.