On Juneteenth, Alabama’s new National Monument to Freedom dedicated to those who endured slavery
The Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, has dedicated the National Liberty Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, on June 19, 2024 at the new Liberty Memorial Sculpture Park. The National Liberty Memorial is four stories tall and contains 122,000 surnames chosen by formerly enslaved people who were freed at the end of the Civil […]
Oakland Juneteenth celebration shooting leaves several hurt: police
Several people were shot at a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, which turned violent, police said. Wednesday night’s event on Lake Merritt was largely peaceful, with as many as 5,000 people in attendance, but around 8:15 p.m., a sideshow involving “motorcycles and vehicles” took place on the north side of the lake, according to a […]
Juneteenth Gloom Is in the Air, Especially for Democrats
Today is Juneteenth. Let’s celebrate. Happy June 19th To all those celebrating, I mean everyone on Wall Street. The markets were closed today, but I wanted to bring you Breitbart Business Digest anyway. Also known as Juneteenth “Liberation Day” It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers announced their emancipation to black Americans in […]
Gov. Phil Murphy touts creation of clemency program on Juneteenth
Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is using this Juneteenth holiday to seek out criminal justice reform. The governor issued an executive order to create a new clemency program, which will allow some young and nonviolent offenders, along with domestic violence victims and others, to apply to leave prison early. The program aims to address mass incarceration, […]
Taraji P. Henson says ‘there is an agenda’ to remove Juneteenth holiday
Actress Taraji P. Henson warned “there is an agenda” to remove Juneteenth as a federal holiday, and that people need to “show up and fight for it.” The holiday, recognized annually on June 19, was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021. Henson, known for her roles in films such as The Color […]
The Problem with Juneteenth
One hundred fifty-nine years ago, on June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas and declared that all slaves in the state were free. The following year, in 1866, residents of the town where Granger had issued the order celebrated the anniversary as “Jubilee Day.” Eventually, the name changed to Juneteenth, and in 1979, it […]
Philadelphia Democrat celebrates Juneteenth with political party responsible for Jim Crow
Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, a Philadelphia native and resident, was at the White House’s Juneteenth celebration last week. He posted pictures on his X account showing the festivities, including the numerous entertainers who performed. Kenyatta then targeted Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) with a post saying he was “happy to be surrounded by people who […]
This Juneteenth, we must invest in our future as well as remember our past
In Boston, where I trained to be a family physician, Average net worth in 2015 For white families, it was $247,500. For black families, it was $8. This racial wealth gap is not limited to one city, but rather is a striking fact across the country. Worse in recent years Juneteenth The holiday reminds us […]
Deadly Texas Juneteenth mass shooting suspect description released by police
Police outside Austin, Texas, have released a description of a suspect following a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration over the weekend. According to police, two people were killed and 14 injured in Round Rock around 10:50 pm on Saturday. The man being searched for is a thin black man, about 5 feet 7 inches […]
Two killed, 14 injured during shooting at Juneteenth celebration in Texas
What was supposed to be a joyous occasion turned into horror and violence as gunshots were fired during a Juneteenth celebration. Two people were killed and 14 others were injured at the holiday event on Saturday night in Round Rock, Texas. The violence began at 10:50 p.m. between two groups that were attending the event, […]