Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events, quiet reflection on end of slavery
Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil…
Juneteenth 2023 Community Events
Juneteenth Celebration at the African Burial Ground: The African Burial Ground is hosting its Juneteenth Celebration on June 19 with programing from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 290 Broadway,…
A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: What’s the best way to celebrate?
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after…
Juneteenth should be about culture not capitalism
Juneteenth is right around the corner. But, with their tasteless ‘Juneteenth red velvet and cheesecake ice cream,’ and ‘It’s the Freedom for Me’ napkins and plates and panned corporate Juneteenth…
Juneteenth is a demand for reparations
As the country prepares to acknowledge the second national government-sanctioned Juneteenth19 federal holiday, advocates say Black recognition events like Juneeteenth, Kwanzaa, and Black History Month have been commercialized to the…
Black Restaurant Week kicks off on Juneteenth
Black Restaurant Week (BRW) begins Monday—Juneteenth. In the New York City/New Jersey area, more than 100 African American, African, and Caribbean-owned restaurants have already signed up and are ready to…
Juneteenth Black Business Expo
Discover and support Black-owned retail vendors at the first-ever African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) Juneteenth Black Business Expo. Vendors will offer a wide range of products,…
Juneteenth and Preserving Our Black History
There are few if any holidays more significant than Juneteenth. This day, of course, commemorates the date on which the abolition of slavery was finally announced in Texas—the most geographically-isolated…