The Justice Department released an extensive report looking into one of the most destructive racial massacres in U.S. history.
Tulsa Marks Juneteenth And 1921 Massacre Centennial Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) By Sabina Ghebremedhin and Ivan Pereira, ABC News January 11, 2025 at 9:53 am CST ...
The investigation found that the attack was caused by unfounded allegations that a Black teenager assaulted a white woman. After completing its four-month investigation into the 1921 Tulsa Race ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended his decision to resume campaign rallies next week on a day marking the end of U.S. slavery and at the site of a black massacre 100 years ago ...
Juneteenth is known by many names ... in projects such as the Greenwood Rising museum to bring attention to this massacre and showcase the heartbreak and resilience of the Greenwood community.
FORT WORTH – Opal Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," sent a heartfelt letter to President Donald Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with the nation's ...
Plano, Illinois recognized Juneteenth as a holiday in February 2021. That same year, it became a state and federal holiday. However, event organizers announced on social media that the 2025 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2024? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The answer is no ...