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Cultural and food booths, entertainment and an invitation to join in the dancing were part of Skokie’s Juneteenth celebration ...
Juneteenth celebrations are set to kick off across the country this week despite waning support amid the Trump administration's attack on DEI.
Oak Park has found a new leader for its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
It’s been four years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, and Black revelers in metro Atlanta are finding unique ways ...
Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion ...
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers about Juneteenth and several Juneteenth events in Atlanta.
Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.
Tony Hilkin, chief executive of Places for People, a local nonprofit mental health provider, sent an email to staff this spring saying the organization would no longer participate in Pride ...
IndyStar wants to argue that Rokita is fighting a "culture war". Why isn't it just fighting against racial discrimination?
Juneteenth, now a federally recognized holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865—the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, ...
Juneteenth celebrations across the nation are facing significant reductions, raising questions about the effectiveness and sustainability of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in ...