Since the late 1800s, African Americans have celebrated Juneteenth, a commemoration of June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas received word of their freedom – two years after ...

A Juneteenth celebration in Prospect Park in New York City in 2022. (Michael Nagle/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images) Combining history and memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” offers a ...

The park shelter has been reserved. You’ve told everyone where to be and what to bring (Grandma’s favorite dessert!) and someone will set up games to occupy the kids. Your whole family celebrates ...

June 19, 1865, marked the first Juneteenth celebrations. Formerly enslaved Americans living in Texas got the official word that they were free men and women that day — more than two years after the ...

Whether your kids have questions about race or you want to teach them about Juneteenth itself, here are some great books to read year-round. ‘Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of ...

Lavaille Lavette, a New York Times best-selling author, said her greatest satisfaction is telling stories about people, places, things, and events that everyone should remember. “Jayylen’s Juneteenth ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University Combining history and memoir, Annette ...

Players at the Juneteenth of the Carolinas' inaugural drum circle kicked off the celebration in 2022. Combining history and memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” offers a moving history of ...