An account of what it was like for some enslaved people to make the weeks-long journey by ship from the mid-Atlantic states ...

Renegades resisting Reconstruction and crafting Redemption and Lost Cause ideology created a dichotomy defining white as ...

South Africa National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza on June 17 swore in lesbian feminist Palomino Jama as a new MP.

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To mark the country's 250th birthday, Globe Opinion asked readers and community members to answer one question: How does it ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

“I think many folks haven’t known about it — who are even my color ... African Americans, the farther away from Texas that they grew up increased the likelihood they didn’t have big Juneteenth ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former ...

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So, are you wondering how to celebrate Juneteenth? This celebration of freedom and African-American heritage can be observed anywhere, from home to the workplace.

Here's a look back at the history of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and how it's celebrated.

What are other names used to refer to Juneteenth? Over the decades, Juneteenth has also been called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Black Fourth of July and second Independence Day among others.