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When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission.
President Donald Trump signed his "big, beautiful bill" on the Fourth of July, a day after the House GOP gave the bill final ...
Every June 19, the Broadway League has a tremendous program as part of its Black to Broadway initiative called “Broadway ...
But it wasn’t long ago that Trump regularly made a point to mark Juneteenth, the holiday that honors the freeing of enslaved ...
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.
Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden celebrated the federal holiday he signed into law at a celebration at a historic Black church in Galveston, Texas.
The president had been expected to issue a proclamation about Juneteenth but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters she wasn't tracking that.
The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 declared that ...
The White House's absence from 2025 festivities raises concerns about federal support for cultural holidays, especially as retailers like Kroger face Juneteenth-related missteps.
President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth — a day he has commemorated in the past — by arguing businesses are closed for "too many non-working holidays." ...
Juneteenth, the holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States, has been celebrated at the White House each June 19 since it was enshrined into law four years ago. But Thursday, it ...
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