Juneteenth, the new federal holiday, explained
A national reckoning over race helped set the stage for Juneteenth to become the first new federal holiday since 1983.
By Associated Press - June 18, 2021A national reckoning over race helped set the stage for Juneteenth to become the first new federal holiday since 1983.
By Associated Press - June 18, 2021One GOP lawmaker said he opposes a new federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States because the ‘intent is to replace the Fourth of July.’
By Emily Singer - June 17, 2021Both Juneteenth and MLK Day endured questions from lawmakers of whether the costs to taxpayers were worth it.
By Josh Axelrod - June 16, 2021Also: States move to make Juneteenth a paid holiday, and scientists find an inexpensive and widely available drug may help treat COVID-19.
By Emily Singer - June 19, 2020On May 31 and June 1, 1921, white residents and leaders looted and burned Tulsa’s Black Greenwood district to the ground.
By Associated Press - June 19, 2020‘This isn’t just a wink to white supremacists — he’s throwing them a welcome home party,’ said Sen. Kamala Harris.
By Associated Press - June 12, 2020