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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 ...
As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, a group of Anacostia residents and shop owners is starting a new tradition ...
Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are ...
Spray parks and rec centers stayed open in D.C., despite many other Juneteenth holiday closures, due to the heat alert.
The day marks the end of slavery in the US, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in ...
The politics of Juneteenth today can probably be best understood by what's happening or not happening at the White House.
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
of Northeast Washington. “We need to all come together as one.” As the first Juneteenth under President Donald Trump’s second administration, Kaylin Henderson, 23, of Takoma, said it felt ...
President Donald Trump did not issue any official statement on Juneteenth but posted on Truth Social about "non-working ...
On June 19, 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas, and the last enslaved people in America ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Here's a look at upcoming events across Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia: Wondering what to do on Juneteenth? Here's a list of events across Maryland, DC, and Virginia The Anacostia ...