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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?
Juneteenth was established as a federal holiday in 2021 to recommit to "equity, equality, and justice," but this year the ...
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, historians and activists say it's critical to acknowledge the past, to forge ahead with ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
The national holiday marks the day in 1865 when news of the freedom of enslaved Black people arrived in Texas.
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
Across the country, Juneteenth celebrations have seen support pulled, likely a result of new antagonism toward DEI programs, ...
Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Pentagon to go light on commemorating Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end ...
Here's what to know about the holiday in South Carolina.
Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...
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