Tag: Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebrations, music festivals, monsoon floods: World in Photos, June 20
A look at the top photos from around the globe. source
By the Numbers: Celebrating Juneteenth l ABCNL
A look at the history behind Juneteenth, and how some states are still not fully recognizing the newest federal holiday. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays…
Why Juneteenth is unique among American holidays l ABCNL
Gregory Carr, chair of the department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University, speaks on educating Americans about Juneteenth and how to support the Black community…
VP Harris surprises kids at Juneteenth celebration l ABC News
Vice President Kamala Harris greeted the children at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. #ABCNews #VPHarris #Juneteenth #Juneteenth2022 #AfricanAmerican…
‘Sound of Freedom: A Juneteenth Celebration’ | Friday at 8/7c on ABC
Soul of a Nation presents ‘Sound of Freedom: A Juneteenth Celebration’ with exclusive new interviews and incredible musical performances. Friday night at 8/7c on ABC…
Americans commemorate Juneteenth across country
The national holiday marks the day enslaved people in Texas first learned they were free. WATCH FULL EPISODES OF WORLD NEWS TONIGHT: https://abc.com/shows/world-news-tonight WATCH WORLD…
Sound of Freedom: What Prince Taught Us
ABC News’ Janai Norman interviews the people closest to Prince during his feud with his record label, and pop superstar Ciara talks about the lessons…
NBC News NOW Full Broadcast – June 17th, 2021
President Biden signs Juneteenth bill creating the first federal holiday in decades, Supreme Court upholds Obamacare in a 7-2 ruling, The U.S. housing market faces…
Biden declares Juneteenth a federal holiday
President Joe Biden signed a law that made Juneteenth, the day of freedom for U.S. slaves, a federal holiday. This is the first federal holiday…
Juneteenth to become 1st new federal holiday since 1983
The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, but activists say it’s a far cry from the policy changes they have called for. source
President Biden signs bill recognizing Juneteenth as federal holiday
The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, but activists say the symbolic victory is far from the substantial change they have demanded. SUBSCRIBE to ABC…
Obama: ‘A lot of barriers still exist’ as Juneteenth officially recognized
Plus, how white supremacy played a role in keeping the holiday from being celebrated nationwide for so long. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here:…
Meet Opal Lee, the Juneteenth ‘grandmother of the movement’
In 2016, 89-year-old Opal Lee walked from her home in Fort Worth, Texas, to the nation’s capital in an effort to get Juneteenth named a…
Family of jailed American says Putin meeting ‘best result they could have asked for’
Plus, President Biden is set to sign a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday after it passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support. WATCH the ABC…
Ascot racegoers, Juneteenth holiday, western heatwave: World in Photos, June 17
A look at the top photos from around the globe. source
Juneteenth becomes a national holiday
President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on Thursday. source
For Juneteenth, Obama reflects on future of democracy and bridging the divide | Nightline
Former President Barack Obama acknowledged a political divide but said he hopes for unity. He said that the next generation has the responsibility to further…
JUNETEENTH: TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH l PART 1 | ABC News
Obama discusses path forward from racial injustice: Part 1 The former president sat down with “GMA†host Michael Strahan to discuss the Capitol insurrection, misinformation,…
JUNETEENTH: TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH l PART 2 | ABC News
Black farmers fight for their land, inspire new generation of agriculturists: Part 2 John Boyd Jr., founder of the National Black Farmers Association, has spent…
JUNETEENTH: TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH l PART 4 | ABC News
Black chefs, foodies on the roots of soul food and what it means to them: Part 4 ABC News’ Deborah Roberts and chef Alexander Smalls…
