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President Donald Trump took aim at a federal holiday this week with a very calculated social media post. A little over a ...
President Donald Trump did not issue any official statement on Juneteenth but posted on Truth Social about "non-working ...
Spray parks and rec centers stayed open in D.C., despite many other Juneteenth holiday closures, due to the heat alert.
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they worry about Trump’s anti-DEI measures.
Hundreds of people in Anacostia started a new tradition this Juneteenth holiday, celebrating a piece of Black DC history with ...
A Flood Watch has been issued for Arlington and much of the D.C. area for the third day in a row as the region braces for severe storms. The watch goes into effect at 3 p.m. More, below, from the ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...
WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — Many roads in Southeast D.C. will be shut down to allow for the Juneteenth events to take place this week. On Thursday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., 17th St. from Marion ...
This Juneteenth, the numbers are clear: investing in Black businesses could fuel billions in growth, jobs, and expanded opportunity across America’s cities.
Here's a look back at the history of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and ...
Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.