While some see federal holiday recognition as a crucial economic opportunity for the Black community, Reverend Eboni Marshall Turman Ph.D. affirms that Black freedom should never be for sale.
On the occasion of this 155th observance of Juneteenth, a collective of Black pastors and theologians lift our voices to emphatically repudiate white supremacy and anti-Black violence.
In his new documentary, award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the legacy of entrepreneurship and violence in the Greenwood district of Tulsa in 1921.
As global conversations about systemic racism, police brutality and the criminal justice system continue to evolve, advocates hope this holiday will finally get the recognition it deserves.