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Cake, cobbler and cocktails: Black-owned businesses across Chicago gear up for Juneteenth

On Juneteenth, Stephanie Hart will serve up a decadent representation of the African American flag: A green, black and red velvet cake frosted with a green cream cheese and drizzled with dark chocolate dyed black with food coloring.

Chicago Tribune

What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

The Independent UK

Juneteenth in Chicago: Celebrating history, continuing a struggle for freedoms

“All of those things our ancestors paid for, for other people to benefit from, we deserve,” says the DuSable Museum of African American History’s Kim Dulaney.

Chicago Sun-Times

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T-shirts? Ice cream? Retailers cash in on Juneteenth

Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from ice cream to T-shirts to party favors

The Independent UK

Juneteenth is now a day off for 30% of private employers

This year, 30% of private businesses plan to give employees a day off, according to a survey.

Axios

Poet Amanda Gorman celebrates the gift of Blackness for Juneteenth

To mark the holiday, Gorman reads "Fury and Faith," a poem from Call Us What We Carry. She says her collection's title reflects how "we all can be vessels of both hurt and hope at the same time."

WEKU

Companies are selling Juneteenth branded products. Here's why that's a big problem

Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are "tone-deaf."

WEKU

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Commentary: Why we should all celebrate Juneteenth

Juneteenth is a day when generations of Black Americans have come together to celebrate freedom from slavery. It’s a day that, until recently, was not widely acknowledged outside of some Black communities.

Tribune News Service

The unrealized power of Juneteenth

The holiday serves as both a call to build a better world — and an urgent reminder of how much is left to be done.

Mic

Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

The Independent UK

‘1619’ stage musical creator: ‘Black history is American history’

“1619: The Journey of a People, the Musical,” launched in 2019, now looks to expand nationally following a run in Chicago to celebrate Juneteenth.

Chicago Sun-Times

States are slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday

Although almost every state recognizes Juneteenth in some fashion, many have been slow to do more than issue a proclamation or resolution.

WEKU

Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too

The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, mostly held at Black churches, the safest places to have such celebrations.

The Conversation

'Halo Infinite's Juneteenth "Bonobo" skin is a shocking failure by Microsoft

'Halo Infinite' developers 343 recently added a new Juneteenth emblem to the game, but the offensive name attached to the cosmetic left many players shocked.

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The Independent UK

Despite push, states slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday

The effort to officially celebrate Juneteenth as a paid holiday has faced skepticism inside legislatures that have largely chosen symbolic gestures to recognize the holiday while curtailing certain conversations on race and racism

USA Today Sports Media Group

Halo Infinite developer changes racially offensive Juneteenth cosmetic

Halo Infinite developers apologize for accidentally naming Juneteenth cosmetic 'Bonobo'.

The Independent UK

Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

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Ashley Mudge Celebrates Juneteenth, The Women Of Color Expo As Artistic Empowerment

Ashley Mudge is powered by art.

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The Independent UK

Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

Benzinga

Juneteenth 2022: What's Open, What's Closed And What Is The Holiday All About?

The new federal Juneteenth holiday falls on June 19, but as with other federal holidays that fall on a weekend the official observance is shifted to the neighboring weekday, in this case June 20.

Tribune News Service

What Is Juneteenth and how did it become a US holiday?

Juneteenth is a celebration of Black history and freedom whose celebration for years went relatively unnoticed by White Americans. It rose in prominence following 2020’s sweeping protests against racial injustice, when dozens of corporations moved to give their employees the day off. In 2021, Congress designated it a federal holiday.…

The Independent UK

Lupe Fiasco, 6lack highlight Apple Music Juneteenth playlist

Several artists including Bun B, Lupe Fiasco and 6LACK have recorded songs honoring Juneteenth for Apple Music

Tribune News Service

Juneteenth bill would give California state workers 12th paid holiday, cost up to $20 million

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposal to make Juneteenth a paid holiday for California state workers has passed the Assembly and moved to the Senate.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Texas gunman was inside school for 40 minutes

More information has emerged on the deadly school shooting, including a timeline. Plus, Walmart apologizes for selling Juneteenth-themed ice-cream

Mic

Screw the ice cream. Here’s how companies should commemorate Juneteenth.

Dairy is an enemy of the diaspora so we’ll take equality and labor rights instead.

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