juneteenth

Politics Kamala Harris Moves To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday A number of senators are moving to make Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday. By Cole Blake June 20, 2020
Politics 6 Trump Staffers Test Positive For COVID-19 Prior To Tulsa Rally Several staff members scheduled to work Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa have tested positive for COVID-19. By Cole Blake June 20, 2020
Movies Pharrell & Kenya Barris To Develop Juneteenth Netflix Musical Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams will develop an exclusive feature musical for the streaming service. By Madusa S. June 20, 2020
Pop Culture Idris Elba Hilariously Responds To Juneteenth T-Shirt Backlash Idris Elba owned up to his mistakes in the best way after upsetting lots of people with his "tone deaf" Juneteenth T-shirt. By Lynn S. June 20, 2020
Pop Culture Usher Calls For Juneteenth To Be Declared National Holiday Usher joins a growing list of stars calling for Juneteenth to be federally recognized as a holiday. By Madusa S. June 19, 2020
Pop Culture Selena Gomez Shares Encouraging Words For Juneteenth Selena Gomez uses her platform to encourage her fans to read up on Juneteenth and its history. By O.I. June 19, 2020
Pop Culture Idris Elba Criticized For "Tone Deaf" Juneteenth Tweet About Black Culture Idris Elba shared a photo of himself wearing a shirt about Black culture, and people didn't think the message was appropriate. By Erika Marie June 19, 2020
Politics Melania Trump Blasted Over Obama Birther Comments Following Juneteenth Tweet Melania Trump sent out a tweet celebrating Juneteenth, but her critics weren't about to let her birther comments about former President Barack Obama be forgotten. By Erika Marie June 19, 2020
Tech Snapchat Apologizes For Juneteenth Filter That Had Users Smile To Break Chains Snapchat has issued an apology for a questionable Juneteenth filter that asked users to smile in order to break the chains of slavery. By Lynn S. June 19, 2020
Pop Culture Willow Smith Denounces Cancel Culture: "Shaming Doesn’t Lead To Learning" Willow Smith shared her thoughts about cancel culture on a special Juneteenth episode of "Red Table Talk." By Lynn S. June 19, 2020
Pop Culture Juneteenth 2020: How Celebrities Are Recognizing The Holiday Everybody from Chris Brown and 2 Chainz to Barack Obama sent out special messages on Juneteenth. By Madusa S. June 19, 2020
Gram Lil Wayne Cancels Young Money Radio For Juneteenth Lil Wayne will not be going live tonight on Young Money Radio, taking the day off to observe Juneteenth. By Alex Zidel June 19, 2020