Opinion: Will Juneteenth have broader, enduring meaning as a national holiday?
In June 2021, Congress, with a unanimous vote in the Senate and support of all but 14 Republicans in the…
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Reparations for Black Americans seeing unprecedented national support, advocates say
Callie House walked out of the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City on August 1, 1918, and headed back to…
Juneteenth celebrates emancipation, but how people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word…
Greater Mount Carmel church to host free Juneteenth concert by Symphony
KINGSWAY EAST – The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform a free public concert on Sunday, in honor of Juneteenth,…
As Juneteenth nears, St. Louis organizations call for reparations
Residents living in some majority Black neighborhoods in St. Louis have a 18-year lower life expectancy than residents of majority…
In age of racial reckoning, Ralph Lauren partners with HBCUs on vintage Black fashion styles
Prompted by George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, major retail companies touted their commitment to racial justice. Some publicly supported the Black…
U.S. lawmakers mark Juneteenth with talk of ‘abolition amendment’
As the nation this week made Juneteenth a federal holiday, honoring when the last enslaved Black people learned they were free, lawmakers…
Black bookstore marks Juneteenth as special day for nation, own anniversary
UNIVERSITY CITY – Jeffrey and Pamela Blair have two reasons to celebrate on Juneteenth. It’s the day the last slaves…
Juneteenth will mark day of freedom from slavery – and many COVID-19 restrictions
ST. LOUIS • “Juneteenth,” also known as “Emancipation Day” or “Freedom Day,” has long been celebrated by African Americans as…
Juneteenth becomes federal holiday; Missouri as well as U.S. offices to close Friday
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday legislation declaring a legal public holiday annually on June 19,…
Lincoln museum to display Emancipation Proclamation to mark Juneteenth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield will mark Juneteenth — the holiday commemorating…
Juneteenth commemoration kicks off with plan for walkathon
DOWNTOWN – At the start of the month when the end of slavery was enforced in the United States, Mayor…
Juneteenth becomes official holiday in St. Louis County
Starting this year, Juneteenth will be a holiday in St. Louis County. The county’s Civil Service Commission agreed on Thursday…
Juneteenth likely to be city holiday starting next year
CITY HALL – Riding on the current momentum toward racial equity, the Board of Aldermen and Mayor Lyda Krewson have…
March here begins where Dred Scott slavery case was heard
DOWNTOWN (AP) — A march Friday commemorating Juneteenth in St. Louis began at the most appropriate of places — the…
Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain – and now national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned…