From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. The first Juneteenth celebration took place in Texas in 1866 ...

Juneteenth ceremonies have kicked off in the United States more than a week before the official celebration begins. US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the countdown to ...

Other events that will be impacted include those related to Black History Month, Women's History Month, Women's Equality Day, ...

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

The Defense Intelligence Agency has issued a memo to pause activities marking MLK Jr. Day and Black History Month, among ...

They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to ...

The Defense Intelligence Agency also ordered the suspension of events marking LGBTQ Pride Month, Juneteenth and Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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 ...

“I’m doing things the whole week,” Lee said when asked about her ... Lee remembers celebrating Juneteenth by picnicking with ...

The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” urges Trump to reconsider his executive order pausing DEI observances, including Black ...

Juneteenth is the celebration of this order ... Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New ...

In response to Donald Trump's order banning DEI initiatives, the DIA has paused special event programs and related events, ...