Oni Press has just released a graphic biography on the origin story of Juneteenth, as told through the life of the woman most ...

The new Oni Press graphic novel dramatizes the life and work of Dr. Opal Lee.

At the age of 89, Dr. Opal Lee launched a walking campaign from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness ...

Despite proclaiming last February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by ...

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in ...

This Black History Profile highlights the work of Dr. Opal Lee, who led the charge to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

FLINT, MI — Since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, its recognition has continued to grow in Michigan and nationally too. The holiday is observed on June 19 because that’s the date in 1865 ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.Learn ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond. Also called “America’s ...

Here are the winning essays from the 2025 Dr. Eugene and Dr. Maxine Hankins Cain Lansing Juneteenth Essay Competition and Scholarship Program. First- and second-place winner received cash scholarships ...