When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Editor’s note, June 19, 2026, 6 am ET: This story is being republished for Juneteenth. It was originally published in 2022. Part of the Juneteenth issue of The Highlight, produced in partnership with ...

Last year, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe ...

Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? From news to politics, travel to sport, culture to climate – The Independent has a host of free ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After four bloody years, the Union defeated the Confederacy to win the Civil War and abolished slavery in April 1865. According to US census data from 1860, there were nearly 4 ...

Combining history and memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” offers a moving history of African American life and culture through the prism of Juneteenth. The award-winning Harvard historian ...

The Conversation presents a list of six books on the subject of Juneteenth to help people better understand its history and meaning. – Wirestock Creators // Shutterstock Combining history and memoir, ...