Juneteenth

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Chadwick Boseman Nicole Beharie Gotham Awards thegrio.com
November 13, 2020
Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie, Radha Blank, Channing Godfrey Peoples, and more Black stars nominated for 2020 Gotham Awards.
Ron Johnson GOP
July 23, 2020
Sen. Ron Johnson blocked a bipartisan effort to make Juneteenth a federal holiday because it would cost the taxpers too…
June 24, 2020
Ohio and a few other states still have a slavery law because of a clause many people don't know about…
June 22, 2020
More than 100 shots are fired outside of a block party in Charlotte, North Carolina that was organized to celebrate…
June 20, 2020
In commemoration of Juneteenth, the New York Liberty led a powerful virtual conversation about freedom, justice, equality, and the power…
Michelle Obama theGrio.com
June 19, 2020
Michelle Obama reflected on the dark history of Juneteenth and what the holiday means to her, in a powerful message…
Jeruel Academy theGrio.com
June 19, 2020
See how one family's history connects Juneteenth, Reconstruction, and #BlackLivesMatter. See how an ex-slave sued his former master.
June 19, 2020
Ahead of nationwide Juneteenth celebrations, Melania Trump took a tour of National Archives to see the historic documents that ended
June 19, 2020
Congressman Bobby L. Rush introduced the Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act on Friday in celebration of Juneteenth to honor her.
June 19, 2020
Snapchat, the tech giant, says that they made a mistake by providing users with a Juneteenth filter that made them…
June 19, 2020
Morehouse College grads and filmmakers Julius Pryor and Marttise Hill launched a PSA to push Americans to learn about Juneteenth…
June 19, 2020
Juneteenth may become a Netflix musical as Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams are reportedly in talks with the streamer to…
Red Table Talk www.theGrio.com
June 19, 2020
Jada Pinkett Smith is joined by legendary civil rights leader Dr. Angela Davis and activist Tamika Mallory for a Juneteenth episode of 'Red Table Talk.'
miss Juneteenth
June 19, 2020
Check out our list of films and TV shows to watch over the weekend that will get you in the…
Marvin Gaye
June 19, 2020
Music has always been the heartbeat of Black culture, and its power only strengthened with our arrival to America.
June 19, 2020
Recent unrest over the death of George Floyd makes clear the need to bring about racial justice in America. It…
Sen. Kamala Harris theGrio.com
June 19, 2020
Senate Democrats are pushing to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Senator Kamala Harris announced the proposal on Thursday.
a black woman speaks
June 19, 2020
Watch Tiffany Boone, Simone Missick, Pauletta Washington, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Kimberly Hebert, and more perform 'A Black Woman Speaks' by…
June 18, 2020
President Donald Trump planned to have a MAGA rally on Juneteenth and now the commander in chief is claiming he…
June 12, 2020
The NFL announced that they will celebrate Juneteenth as an official league holiday as it mmakes strides to embrace its…