I’m a professor at the University of Michigan, and while psychology is my discipline, I’ve had a longtime affiliation with Black Studies. I talk to – and teach – my children about Black history. Both ...

Black History Month began as merely a week back in 1926 thanks to the efforts of one man: Carter G. Woodson. A scholar and ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s. Juneteenth ...

In June, the United States will celebrate the date aptly described as our country’s second independence day by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. President Joe Biden ...

Dr. Molefi Asante, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University says June 19th, 1865, also known as Juneteenth, is a day that blacks in America should never forget. "It is ...

Juneteenth is celebrated as the end of slavery in the U.S. Celebration, reflection and progression are what historians say some African Americans across the country anticipate each year with the ...

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Dozens gathered at Historic Huguenot Street in the village on Thursday for a series of events commemorating Juneteenth. The federal holiday honors the end of slavery in the United ...

YOURSELF. MIGHTY GOOD TO ME. IT’S TRULY A JUBILEE AT THE REGINALD F LEWIS MUSEUM AS THEY CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH. IT’S A WAY FOR US TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR HISTORY, THAT WE’RE ABLE TO PASS ...

The holiday originated in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, marking the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday by President Biden in 2021. Federal offices, ...