Juneteenth

June 16, 2022

Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday: Here’s What You Need to Know

Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrating the freedom of Black Americans who were still enslaved after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The post Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday: […]
June 21, 2018

Juneteenth: Freedom’s Promise Still Denied to Thousands of Blacks Unable to Make Bail

While Juneteenth is a momentous day in U.S. history, it is important to appreciate that the civil rights and liberties promised to African Americans have yet […]
June 20, 2018

It’s Time to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday

Although June 19 marks one of the most important events in American history—the conclusion of two and a half centuries of racialized slavery—Juneteenth has yet to […]