How Juneteenth National Independence Day became more than a federal holiday reveals a transformation in how the nation remembers freedom. First celebrated in Texas in ... Read more The post How ...

The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center celebrates its beginnings, at a moment when Black history is under attack.

The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here’s how and where to ...

A statue in Times Square depicting an ordinary Black woman has held up a mirror to people's attitudes about race and ...

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum will host its annual “Voices of History” Street Fair on June 28, a celebration of Black history, East Baltimore pride and the power of arts and culture to ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

Juneteenth is a national day of celebration, but the holiday is too big for just June 19. Around the D.C. region, events take place on the weekends before and after, as well on Juneteenth itself — the ...

Discover ways to celebrate Juneteenth in New York City in 2025—the 160th anniversary of the day slavery ended in the United States.

The Smithsonian Institution on Monday emphasized its “nonpartisan stature” and said “all personnel decisions” are made by its ...

The Television Academy has revealed its Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The envelope, please… Set to be enshrined in August are ...

In honor of the day, events are happening across Central Florida. Saturday, June 21, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 19, ...

Summer weekends stretch lazily ahead. This three-day Washington D.C. itinerary is your excuse to make the most of every one of them.