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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 ...
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.
The day marks the end of slavery in the US, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in ...
Spray parks and rec centers stayed open in D.C., despite many other Juneteenth holiday closures, due to the heat alert.
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
President Donald Trump did not issue any official statement on Juneteenth but posted on Truth Social about "non-working ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are ...
D.C. is preparing for its largest Juneteenth celebration yet! Here are the must-attend events you should know about before ...
WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — Many roads in Southeast D.C. will be shut down to allow for the Juneteenth events to take place this week. On Thursday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., 17th St. from Marion ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people in the United States.
While the 4th of July marked the independence of some during the early stages of the country’s history, many were excluded ...