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Politics U.S. Senate Passes Bill To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday People have already begun celebrating, but it still needs to be passed by the House of Representatives before ending up on Biden's desk. By Erika Marie June 15, 2021
Music SZA Calls Out Publication For Not Allowing Her To Use Black Photographer The singer's Black photographer fans then flooded her comments with their work. By Erika Marie May 25, 2021
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 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 Walmart Apologizes For Juneteenth Ice Cream, Pulls Product Off Of Shelves: Report The backlash about this was heavy and the company was quick to react. By Erika Marie May 24, 2022
Sports NFL Announces Plans To Make Juneteenth A Holiday The NFL continues to make strides when it comes to recognizing systemic racism. By Alexander Cole June 12, 2020
Society Juneteenth Roundup: Celebs Want You To Know Your History Public figures bring awareness to the holiday. By Zaynab June 19, 2018
Music "Black-ish" Creator Kenya Barris & Pharrell To Create A Juneteenth Musical Pharrell and Kenya are coming together for a memorable musical. By Chantilly Post June 19, 2018
Music Alicia Keys & John Legend Partaking In Special Juneteenth "Verzuz" Battle Alicia Keys and John Legend will be going hit-for-hit on the piano in a special Juneteenth edition of "Verzuz" next week. By Lynn S. June 13, 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
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
Life Employees Call Out Atlanta IKEA For Racially Insensitive Juneteenth Menu The Juneteenth menu reportedly included fried chicken, watermelon, and collard greens. By Alex Zidel June 23, 2021