Juneteenth isn’t just a date on the calendar. It’s a memory etched into our collective spirit, of delay, resistance, and the long, unfinished road to freedom. While some celebrate with food and flags, many of us turn to music, because no matter the era, Black America has always turned pain into rhythm, and resistance into […]
Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, but for millions of Black Americans, freedom remains an unfinished promise.
As the nation prepares to mark Juneteenth, the day the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their freedom in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Black Americans are taking stock of what that freedom has meant in practice. And for many, the answer is sobering. In a recent BET special commemorating […]
From being celebrated mainly in Texas, Juneteenth is now appreciated nationwide as it touches on the feelings, histories and culture of Black Americans. In 2025, people in Black communities across the country are remembering their freedom and honoring their legacy, pride, strength and progress. In cities as well as small towns, Juneteenth is recognized for […]
Rhode Island will officially celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday beginning in 2024. Governor Dan McKee signed a bill in 2023 establishing Juneteenth National Freedom Day as an official state holiday, recognizing the importance of this day to the Black community in Rhode Island. “Today, Rhode Island makes a crucial and official recognition of the […]
