Juneteenth

Washington DC-based quartet Brandon Camphor & OneWay bless us with an impressive cover of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" just in time for Juneteenth.

Friday will mark the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth! Wondering how you can make the most of your Juneteenth celebration? The best way to start is by getting educated on why we celebrate the holiday in the first place! President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which ended the legal practice of slavery, went into effect on January […]

The Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday to establish June 19 officially as Juneteenth National Independence Day.

Juneteenth isn't typically a part of the history lesson in school, so as we honor this joyous day of freedom, here's a look at # kids books about Juneteenth to get your little one acclimated...

In 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally liberated.

Take a look at these 10 Black History documentaries you can watch for Juneteenth that each tell our stories as a race from many different perspectives.

Calling it "pointless" to tell the stories of formerly enslaved people without also telling the stories of slave owners, Ian Campbell misses an opportunity to uplift and explore a part of history often ignored.

Here's how you can celebrate Juneteenth.

While gathering, organizing and/or protesting has historically the way folks would come together in celebration, with the current global pandemic it is suggested to pivot the plan. Here are some ways you can take action.

Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, has arrived. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three more years before full emancipation […]