Greensboro Celebrates Juneteenth With Full Day Of Events
On Thursday, President Biden signed a bill into law making Juneteenth a national federal holiday.
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To Celebrate Juneteenth, Listen To A Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation
To mark Juneteenth, NPR staff members read the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth — the celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States — is now a federal holiday.
One Woman's Decades-Long Fight To Make Juneteenth A U.S. Holiday
"We can all finally celebrate. The whole country together," says Opal Lee, 94, who has been working for years to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Companies Making Juneteenth A Paid Holiday Say It's The Right Thing To Do
Companies are responding to a social movement fueled by the killing of George Floyd, a 47-year-old Black man who died on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis while in police custody.
Trump Promises Black Voters A 'Platinum Plan' For Loans As He Bashes Biden
President Trump unveiled some campaign pledges in Atlanta for more loans to Black-owned businesses — but he spent most of his time telling the crowd why they shouldn't vote for Joe Biden.
Juneteenth To Become Paid Holiday For Winston-Salem City Employees
Juneteenth will soon become a holiday for the city of Winston-Salem employees.
Greensboro Makes Juneteenth A Paid Holiday For City Employees
Greensboro's city council unanimously voted Tuesday night to make Juneteenth a paid holiday for city employees starting next year.
U.S. National Archives Unearths Original Juneteenth Order
"The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free," states General Order No. 3.
Across The U.S., A Juneteenth 'Tinted With Sorrow' And Buoyed By Hope
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.
Triad Juneteenth Celebrations In The Shadows Of Pandemic And Police Brutality
Galveston, Texas, was the sight of a famous speech given by Civil War Union General Gordon Granger in 1865.