Republicans mock Biden after he appears to freeze at festive Juneteenth WH concert: ‘Lights on but no one’s home’

Republicans mocked President Biden on Monday after he remained virtually motionless for…

Juneteenth as Antidote to Erasing Black History

An illustration of 1831 slave revolt leader Nat Turner. (Scan by ivan-96…

On Juneteenth, Many Black Americans Are Not Optimistic About Race Relations

It has practically become a conservative trope to invoke Martin Luther…

Juneteenth, Chicago Style: Three Mass Shootings, 4 Dead, 34 Injured

Despite strict gun laws, the Chicago area saw three mass shootings…

What's open, what's closed on Juneteenth

More employers than ever are observing Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of…

Some Blacks Think 'Mainstreaming' Juneteenth Has Been a Disaster

Juneteenth is on Monday and, if you’re like most Americans, the…

Keechant Sewell and Mayor Adams hug at Juneteenth event after top cop’s sudden resignation

Soon-to-be former NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Mayor Eric Adams shared a…
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85 years after his oratorio was silenced, Black composer gets his due

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS — Eighty-five years after composing an oratorio about emancipation from…