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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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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…
Keishel Williams
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Businesses bet on Black culture amid demands for racial justice. Now experts warn Juneteenth is next to be whitewashed.
Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. But experts tell Insider it's already becoming co-opted by cor…
Dana Givens
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A look at the history that made Juneteenth a federal holiday after 156 years
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery on June 19th, 1865. Since then, Black people have celebr…
Marisa Palmer,Kaitlyn Wang,Havovi Cooper
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Congress just voted to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Here's why the campaign took decades.
For years attempts to make it a permanent federal holiday have been repeatedly shut down by politic…
Ashley Davis
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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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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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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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Off for Juneteenth? Here's an out-of-office message you can use to explain its significance.
If you have the day off for Juneteenth, use this email template to let people know you're out of th…
Alyse Kalish
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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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'Most music is Black music.' This Juneteenth, harpist Madison Calley is challenging classical stereotypes
This Juneteenth, Madison Calley tells Insider she's challenging stereotypes about the harp and how …
Keishel Williams,Kenya Evelyn
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Black history is under attack as states ban critical race theory. Teaching Juneteenth is key to fighting back
The backlash to critical race theory and Black Lives Matter makes teaching Juneteenth essential to …
Ray Baker
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Miss Juneteenth isn't just a movie. State and local pageants celebrate Black history and beauty
Advocates and pageant directors tell Insider that now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, the new…
Keishel Williams
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As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, Black Texans are fighting to keep it true to its roots
After nearly 40 years, Juneteenth is now America's newest federal holiday. But its history goes bac…
Lyndsay Levingston
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GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth a 'useless' holiday 2 months after he said the holiday should be a 'celebration of the American Dream'
When asked by NBC News whether Memorial Day and Veterans Day were "useless," Ramaswamy took the opp…
John L. Dorman
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Here are the 14 House Republicans who voted against making Juneteenth a federal holiday
The bill was previously passed in the Senate. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into…
Azmi Haroun
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'It was used as a weapon at the insurrection': Macy Gray on her quest to re-design the American flag and her vision for a country where everyone is 'cool' with each other
Insider spoke with Macy Gray about what needs to change in the US and what is precious to her in Am…
Azmi Haroun
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Biden got down on one knee to welcome the 94-year-old 'grandmother' of Juneteenth to the White House
In 2016, then-89-year-old activist Opal Lee marched 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washingt…