Photos: Americans Celebrate Juneteenth After It Becomes A National Holiday
Juneteenth events are happening across the country, honoring the 156th anniversary of what is often considered the end of slavery in the United States.
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You Have To Fight For The Vision: Wynton Marsalis Talks With Lara Downes
The musical polymath offers ideas on everything from Russian satellites and hip-hop, to Bach and football, and how they shape the musical education of America.
Opinion: Juneteenth As A National Holiday Is Symbolism Without Progress
There is a growing discontent in the African American community with symbolic gestures that are presented as progress without any accompanying economic or structural change.
Recent Polling Data Shows Why Nearly 2/3 Of Americans Oppose Cash Reparations
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Tatishe Nteta of University of Massachusetts, Amherst about his poll showing that nearly 2/3 of Americans oppose cash reparations for the descendants of enslaved people.
Juneteenth Commissioner In Texas Reacts To The Holiday Going National
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Byron E. Miller, Juneteenth Commissioner for the Fiesta Celebration in San Antonio, about the holiday's cultural significance and what the new federal recognition means.
5 Books To Read On Social Justice That Go Beyond The Instructive
Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy and Long Division, recommends five "incisive and innovative" books on social justice for Juneteenth.
Museum Head: Baseball's Embrace Of Negro Leagues Is An Atonement, Not A Validation
Baseball's box scores instantly turn human accomplishments into history. But for decades, Negro League players' statistics were kept segregated from other major leagues.
New York City Honors Important Black Americans With New Parks
Just in time for the new federal holiday Juneteenth, New York City is naming 16 parks for prominent Black Americans.
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Juneteenth has been signed into law as a federal holiday. As U.S. prepares to pull troops out of Afghanistan, allies are left behind in danger. And, Iranians elect a new president.
Biden Signs Into Law Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
President Biden has signed legislation making Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas were told of their freedom in 1865, a federal holiday. It will be commemorated for the first time Friday.