A memorial sculpture park honoring the first Black family to own a home in the city of Piedmont is once again gaining momentum, with Oakland artist and landscape architect Walter Hood ready to bring his design to life. “We are interested in people, how people remember and how that becomes part of their future,” said … Read more
Gunfire broke out at a Juneteenth celebration Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing one person and wounding seven others, according to police and the organizers of the event. No arrests have been made. The 2025 Tulsa Juneteenth Festival took place in the city’s Greenwood district, historically home to the affluent community known as “Black Wall Street” … Read more
President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth on Thursday with a Truth Social post arguing the United States has “too many non-working holidays.” “It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every … working day … Read more
Biden to speak at Juneteenth event in Texas – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Joe Biden is speaking Thursday night at a Juneteenth event at the historic Reedy Chapel AME Church in Galveston, Texas. CBS News reporter Karen Hua has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
How Americans are celebrating the Juneteenth holiday – CBS News Watch CBS News Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, the latest federal holiday in the U.S. that commemorates the end of slavery after the Civil War. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. … Read more
Understanding Juneteenth and why it still matters – CBS News Watch CBS News Clint Smith, author of “How the Word Is Passed,” explains the history behind Juneteenth and why its 2021 recognition as a federal holiday came more than 150 years after freedom reached the last enslaved people in Texas. Be the first to know … Read more
What Juneteenth really means and why it matters today – CBS News Watch CBS News Historian Kellie Carter Jackson joins CBS Mornings to explain the origins of Juneteenth and how it fits into the broader story of Black resistance, as explored in her new book, “We Refuse.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more
How communities are celebrating Juneteenth How communities are celebrating Juneteenth 03:49 People across the country will come together today in honor of Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War. Also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth falls annually on June 19, the date … Read more
June 19, 2025, marks the fourth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America’s second Independence Day, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. Many Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the … Read more
Juneteenth has arrived, with Americans now celebrating its fifth year as a federally recognized holiday. Given its relatively new status as a federal holiday, you may be wondering whether your local stores are operating as normal. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the day in … Read more