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    Chicago Reels From a Surge of Weekend Violence, Prompting an Aggressive New Ultimatum From Trump

    By Terrina Jairaj Jun 23rd
     
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    ‘Fire the whole bakery cuz that’s deliberate’: Kroger shopper goes to bakery section. Then she sees the Juneteenth cakes 

    By Gisselle Hernandez Jun 19th
     
  • Juneteenth historical marker cropped out and missing 2/3rds. This is imposed unto an image of Texas Governor Greg Abbott holding up a Bill he signed in June 2023.

    Greg Abbott’s Juneteenth Tweet Purposely Crops Out the Reason for the Holiday

    By Alyssa Shotwell Jun 20th
     
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus on HBO's Veep, laughing nervously and asking

    Here’s the Number One Tell That Many Juneteenth Gestures Are Empty

    By Alyssa Shotwell Jun 19th
     
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    ‘Juneteenth Parody Party’ Couple Lawyer Argues Running Racist Twitter Account Doesn’t Mean They’re Racist

    By Rachel Ulatowski Aug 29th
     
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    5+ Perfect Movies, Docu-Series To Stream This Juneteenth Weekend

    By Alyssa Shotwell Jun 17th
     
  • Mr. Krabs from Spongebob reclining on a pile of money. Looking at another dollar bill in his hands/claw. Image: Nickelodeon.

    Everything Wrong (& Almost Right) With Juneteenth Ice Cream Now Canceled by Walmart

    By Alyssa Shotwell May 24th
     
  • Three book covers. (Image: Mariner Books, St. Martin’s Griffin, and Atria Books.)

    Books That Actually Released in 2021 That Had a Profound Impact on Me

    By Alyssa Shotwell Dec 30th
     
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    Racist Senator Ron Johnson Booed at Juneteenth Celebration in Milwaukee

    By Chelsea Steiner Jun 20th
     
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and director Nia DaCosta on the set of Candyman.

    In Juneteenth Video, Candyman Director Nia DaCosta Explores the Power of Horror & “Truth of Pain”

    By Vivian Kane Jun 18th
     
  • Protesters gather at the State House during a Juneteenth protest and march in honor of Rayshard Brooks and other victims of Police Violence in Boston, Massachusetts on June 22, 2020. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

    Juneteeth Is a Federal Holiday but Does That Matter If Anti-Racism Education Is Under Attack?

    By Princess Weekes Jun 18th
     
  • A black lives matter supporter marches holding a sing reading

    14 House Republicans Voted Against the Juneteenth Holiday & Their Reasons Were Total Garbage

    By Vivian Kane Jun 17th
     
  • Protestors hold pictures of George Floyd as they march during a Juneteenth rally

    Senate Republicans Unanimously Vote To Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday While Also Fighting To Keep Schools From Teaching About Racism

    By Vivian Kane Jun 16th
     
  • Lucinda Roy's Book The Freedom Race

    Our Books, Our Shelves: Juneteenth and Freedom 

    By Kaila Hale-Stern Jun 15th
     
  • Protesters in Pittsburgh last year

    Things We Saw Today: Juneteenth Is Filled With Marches, Music, and More Around the US

    By Rachel Leishman Jun 19th
     
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: People kneel and raise their fists in the air for eight minutes and 46 seconds -- the time that George Floyd was pinned under a police officer's knee -- during a march and protest to mark the Juneteenth holiday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial June 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in Texas were free according to federal law, effectively ending slavery in what remained of the Confederacy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    Juneteenth—What It Is, and What It Isn’t

    By Princess Weekes Jun 19th
     
  • High Fidelity's Rob (Zoe Kravitz) leans on the counter of her record shop.

    Celebrate Juneteenth by Supporting These Black-Owned Companies

    By Chelsea Steiner Jun 19th
     
  • Regina King on HBO's Watchmen

    Things We Saw Today: This Juneteenth Weekend, You Can Watch Watchmen for Free

    By Jessica Mason Jun 18th
     
  • Donald Trump looks mad at a rally.

    Literally Everything About Trump’s Comeback Rally Is Bad

    By Jessica Mason Jun 12th
     
  • Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz in Atlanta (2016)

    How Black Television Taught Me About Juneteenth

    By Princess Weekes Jun 19th
     
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