Here’s Exactly What Black People Were Promised on Juneteenth 155 Years Ago
“An absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.”
Why Juneteenth Feels Different This Year
"It sometimes feels like we have very little to celebrate even though we are 'free.'"
Bandcamp Friday Is Back Supporting Artists and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
The digital music and merch platform is once again waiving its revenue share. Here's what we recommend buying on June 19.
Tens of Thousands of People Are Demanding Trump Stay the Hell Out of Tulsa on Juneteenth
Letting him use Tulsa "is not only insensitive to the history of Tulsa but also plays directly into what his campaign is hoping for,” says the petition to Mayor G.T. Bynum.
Police Investigating “Heinous” Death of Black Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph in Louisiana
Police have not yet ruled her death a homicide and are waiting on the results of an autopsy.
2020 Dems Remind Biden There's Nothing Civil About Segregationists
“Vice President Biden’s relationships with proud segregationists are not the model for how we make America a safer and more inclusive place for black people," said Cory Booker
9 Mic-Drop Moments from the Reparations Hearing
In which Mitch McConnell and American kleptocracy get owned by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Why Juneteenth Needs to be a National Holiday
June 19, 1865, marks the day when news of emancipation and the Civil War's end finally reached the last group of slaves in America. It should be treated with the same respect we give Independence Day.