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Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., will be observed on June 19, 2025, marking its fifth year as a ...
Spray parks and rec centers stayed open in D.C., despite many other Juneteenth holiday closures, due to the heat alert.
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.
Hundreds of people in Anacostia started a new tradition this Juneteenth holiday, celebrating a piece of Black DC history with ...
President Donald Trump did not issue any official statement on Juneteenth but posted on Truth Social about "non-working ...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. ( DC News Now) — Hundreds in Prince George’s County celebrated the Juneteenth holiday Thursday at ...
Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are ...
June 19th marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and became a federal holiday in 2021 under President Biden. But ...
D.C. officials activated a Heat Alert for Wednesday and Thursday, which is also Juneteenth. Spray parks across the District ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.
June 19, aka Juneteenth, honors the end of slavery in the United States, and is known as the country’s second Independence ...