Tag: Juneteenth

(AURN News) — The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public today on Chicago’s South Side. More than a decade in the…

(AURN News) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has pardoned 43 people who were convicted under a state law that made it a…

(AURN News) — A dedication ceremony Thursday marks the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a project nearly a decade in the…

(AURN News) — President Donald Trump issued a proclamation this week marking Black History Month. The action comes as his administration continues…

(AURN News) — Barbie is honoring Dr. Opal Lee — the beloved “Grandmother of Juneteenth” — with her own doll in the…

(AURN News) — This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Americans will not be able to visit national parks for free to mark…

(AURN News) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth are out, and President Donald Trump’s birthday is in when it comes…

(AURN News) — As the country observed Juneteenth this year, President Donald Trump used the day to criticize the growing number of…

WASHINGTON (AURN News) — President Joe Biden issued a special proclamation this week commemorating the anniversary of Juneteenth, praising the date as…

This year, a Pew Research Center analysis reveals that at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will observe Juneteenth as…

“If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love,” said Ms. Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, as…