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Kendrick Lamar made hip-hop history by using his Juneteenth show as a victory lap against Drake and an attempt to unite the West Coast
Kendrick Lamar performed his Drake diss track "Not Like Us" five times at "The Pop Out: Ken & Frien…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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At least 22 hurt and one dead in a Juneteenth celebration mass shooting in a Chicago suburb
The search for suspects is ongoing after a mass shooting in a parking lot in Willowbrook, Illinois.…
Melia Russell
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In the mountains of Northern Mexico, descendants of formerly enslaved people have celebrated Juneteenth, or 'Día de los Negros,' for over a century
Since the end of slavery in the United States, the small mountain town of El Nacimiento de los Negr…
Isaiah Reynolds
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15-year-old boy killed, 3 injured after shooting at Juneteenth music festival in DC, police say
A shooter opened fire after an event called "Moechella," an unpermitted Juneteenth concert in downt…
Joshua Zitser
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Black Americans living abroad reflect on celebrating Juneteenth away from home: 'I realized we really need a community'
There are no official statistics tracking Black Americans moving abroad, but many opted not to retu…
Associated Press
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The Juneteenth flag features 3 important symbols. Here's what they mean, according to the flag's creator.
The flag features stars and an arc, representing different aspects of Black emancipation. Many peop…
Marielle Descalsota
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From parades to pageants, here's how America has celebrated Juneteenth over the decades
The first celebrations for Juneteenth — a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth" — took place one y…
Yoonji Han
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From parades to pageants, here's how America has celebrated Juneteenth over the decades
The first celebrations for Juneteenth — a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth" — took place one y…
Yoonji Han
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The US CEO of the world's largest PR firm doubles down on her Juneteenth message: 'There hasn't been the real progress our nation needs'
Lisa Ross said many companies are still engaging in performative gestures, or are making surface-le…
Marguerite Ward
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In Texas, a park founded by formerly enslaved people prepares to celebrate its 150th Juneteenth
In 1872, Emancipation Park was founded to commemorate the end of slavery in Texas. Over the years, …
DeArbea Walker
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I'm the CEO of a PR firm and I'm tired of the commodification of Juneteenth. Here's how companies can commemorate respectfully.
When Walmart's "Celebration Edition: Juneteenth Ice Cream" was pulled from shelves following widesp…
Jessica Lewis
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I'm a fourth-generation descendent of Jack Yates, a Juneteenth pioneer. Here's why his legacy is worth appreciating.
To Shelby Stewart, Juneteenth represents the enduring legacy of Yates — and a reminder of that ther…
Shelby Stewart
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I'm a fourth-generation descendent of Jack Yates, a Juneteenth pioneer. Here's why his legacy is worth appreciating.
To Shelby Stewart, Juneteenth represents the enduring legacy of Yates — and a reminder of tha…
Shelby Stewart
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This Juneteenth I'm celebrating my late father's strength and resilience. Here's why that's both incredible and extremely difficult.
My father died in November, and while Juneteenth feels uplifting, how does one celebrate when grief…
Lee Alisha Williams
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A Juneteenth soul food festival in Arkansas canceled following reveal of entirely white panel of judges
"It's unfortunate that some failed to recognize the optics," said Scott D. Hamilton, the CEO of the…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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PHOTOS: Here's how Americans are celebrating Juneteenth in cities around the US
The origins of Juneteenth started in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, when Union Army general Gor…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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PHOTOS: Here's how Americans are celebrating Juneteenth in cities around the US
The origins of Juneteenth started in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, when Union Army general Gor…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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For Google's head of diversity and inclusion, marking Juneteenth is more difficult this year following recent mass shootings
Google's chief diversity officer, Melonie Parker, said that the liberties of Black Americans are th…
Marguerite Ward
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This Juneteenth, spare Black people your performative allyship
Without advocacy, companies celebrating Juneteenth are engaging in performative activism, writes In…
Grace O'Connell-Joshua
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From Twitter to Best Buy, brands are tapped into Juneteenth. Companies look to the holiday to advance racial justice
As companies turn their attention to Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of US slav…