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June 15, 2021
The Senate voted unanimously in passing legislation to honor the significant holiday of Juneteenth in the United States.
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June 15, 2021
Tidal has partnered with Angela Rye and will premiere Triumph Over Trauma: Black Wall Street Then and Now, a special…
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June 15, 2021
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Monday that Chicago will recognize Juneteenth as an official city holiday.
June 14, 2021
In celebration of Juneteenth, a virtual festival filled with celebrity appearances is coming to our screens this year.
June 13, 2021
The event commemorating the end of slavery was to have taken place on June 19 and 20 at the Altamont…
Juneteenth thegrio.com
June 13, 2021
The third Saturday in June will be celebrated as Juneteenth Day under a bill passed without any nay votes later…
June 12, 2021
Latta Historic Plantation canceled its Juneteenth program “Kingdom Coming” after complaints emerged about a promotion for the event.
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June 11, 2021
A historic plantation in North Carolina is facing backlash for a planned Juneteenth event which promised a perspective from a…
June 10, 2021
House Bill 554, introduced by Democratic state Rep. Larry Selders, would reserve the third Saturday of each June as a…
June 9, 2021
In honor of Juneteenth, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Illinois will show a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.
June 7, 2021
Over 150 years after the historic Emancipation Proclamation, Galveston, Texas has made Juneteenth an official city holiday.
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June 5, 2021
The remains of Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest will be removed from a Memphis park ahead of a…
Juneteenth thegrio.com
June 3, 2021
Detroit will be commemorating Juneteenth with a three-day celebration of events in the city that will be in person and…
Juneteenth thegrio.com
June 2, 2021
Oregon state senators unanimously voted to make Juneteenth an official state holiday. The bill heads to the House and to…
May 28, 2021
The Illinois House passed a bill that would make Juneteenth a state holiday. If signed by Governor Pritzker, it will…
February 26, 2021
Four lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would make Juneteenth, the June 19th commemoration of the end of slavery, a…
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January 29, 2021
After her role in 'Miss Juneteenth' last year, Nicole Beharie is set to star in a new HBO limited series,…
Miss Juneteenth thegrio.com
January 12, 2021
After taking Sundance and subsequently the world by storm, it was recently announced that a Miss Juneteenth TV adaptation is…
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December 31, 2020
We rounded up a handful of television series, movies, and documentaries that may have gone under your radar this year.
Juneteenth thegrio.com
December 20, 2020
Juneteenth is now officially recognized as a holiday for Cook County employees to celebrate Black Americans' emancipation from slavery.