juneteenth

Our listener question this week is timely: Why is the holiday called Juneteenth, and what is the significance?Do you have a question for the Civics 101…

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Singing and drumming. Readings and reflection. It was all part of this year’s Juneteenth, the country’s newest official holiday, recognized with events…

As Juneteenth celebrations get underway this weekend, a special tribute is planned to honor the career of Dover native Nellie Brown Mitchell. She was born…

Although Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the Civil War prevented it being enacted in much of the South.…

Although Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the Civil War prevented it being enacted in much of the South.…

Rallies are happening from Atlanta to Los Angeles — including in Galveston, Texas, where the holiday was born. Amid a reckoning around race, this year's Juneteenth has an even more urgent meaning.

Juneteenth celebrations, to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., are happening around New Hampshire and online this Friday, and protests against…

This Friday’s Juneteenth celebration in Manchester will include art, music, poetry, and free COVID-19 testing.Tia Parker, one of the event’s organizers,…