Two-and-a-half years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the enslaved people of Texas learned — via the ...

Juneteenth is a sacred celebration of the end of slavery. But true economic justice is the unfinished business of civil ...

Juneteenth represents freedom but also speaks to Black ownership. This analysis traces Black wealth from emancipation to ...

Rep. Emilia Sykes marks Juneteenth by honoring the day all enslaved people in the U.S. were finally freed. She reflects on its historical significance and calls for continued efforts to ensure ...

Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...

Wisconsin leaders spent the week recognizing Juneteenth and calling for the fight for freedom and equality to continue.