I’m a professor at the University of Michigan, and while psychology is my discipline, I’ve had a longtime affiliation with Black Studies. I talk to – and teach – my children about Black history. Both ...

Long Beach’s waterfront Juneteenth celebration, which has drawn thousands to celebrate Black culture and heritage for the ...

In 2021, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden ...

When Rasool Berry grew up hearing about Juneteenth, he heard the same false story most Americans do: That the holiday celebrated the date, June 19, 1865, when Galveston, Texas, finally received word ...

The new Oni Press graphic novel dramatizes the life and work of Dr. Opal Lee.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Valerie Boyer was born and raised in Galveston, Texas. Years after thousands of Black Union soldiers marched into Galveston to ...

‘Juneteenth is something that nobody had heard of until five years ago and was pushed for political purposes,’ Post Falls ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.Learn ...

Dr. Molefi Asante, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University says June 19th, 1865, also known as Juneteenth, is a day that blacks in America should never forget. "It is ...

In the face of federal funding cuts, a scaled-back celebration still brought San Diegans together to celebrate Juneteenth, honoring the day with music, history and community. The annual, free event, ...

Every year on June 19th, Louis Hicks and his family would gather together at the family farm in Maynard, Tex., for a daylong picnic and party. The kids would run wild as the adults barbecued and ...

On February 17, the Post Falls, Idaho, City Council voted 4–2 to remove Juneteenth from the city’s paid holiday list and restore Columbus Day, a move with local policy and cultural significance. Mayor ...