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Black historians find ways to celebrate Juneteenth amid Tennessee crackdowns on DEI
As cities across Tennessee prepare for Juneteenth celebrations with banners unfurling, vendors setting up, and leaders finalizing programs honoring Black liberation, a deeper question lingers: What does it mean to celebrate freedom in a state restricting how that freedom’s history is taught?
On Juneteenth, the federal holiday celebrating the moment when the last enslaved people received word of the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth was established as a federal holiday in 2021 to recommit to "equity, equality, and justice," but this year the ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...
Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...
Across the country, Juneteenth celebrations have seen support pulled, likely a result of new antagonism toward DEI programs, ...
Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they worry about Trump’s anti-DEI measures.
Here's what to know about the holiday in South Carolina.
While Juneteenth celebrations have scaled back in some cities under Trump, the mood in Philly remained defiant and joyous on ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Events often rely on federal awards and private sponsorships — increasingly hard to earn amid efforts to suppress diversity, ...
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