This year for the first time as an organization, GBH is recognizing Juneteenth, a day that holds significant meaning for African Americans. It was on June 19, 1865 that slaves in ... moment to ...

The year: 1865. The announcement came nearly ... significance and relationship to the national holiday. Juneteenth is holiday ...

The "Cowboy Carter Chronicles" explores the themes of Black resilience and freedom through Beyoncé's reimagining of "Blackbird" on her album.

The 157-year-old holiday, the name of which is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," commemorates the day in 1865 when a group ... as the holiday represents freedom, "it also represents ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

The Juneteenth holiday, sometimes called Freedom Day, has its roots in President ... As The Washington Post wrote, it was not until June 19, 1865, that “Union Army Maj. Gen.

"On June 19, 1865, that changed ... In Boston’s Hyde Park, the third annual Juneteenth Joy: Focus on Freedom celebration will take place. It is hosted by the West Fairmount Hill Community ...

Designated as a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, when Union troops ... Market with the Juneteenth Freedom Festival, a family-friendly event ...