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Juneteenth. We’ve been here, been Black, and this is our moment to celebrate it. This Juneteenth - and beyond - we’re reclaiming Black Freedom.

Juneteenth. We’ve been here, been Black, and this is our moment to celebrate it. This Juneteenth - and beyond - we’re reclaiming Black Freedom.

Juneteenth. We’ve been here, been Black, and this is our moment to celebrate it. This Juneteenth - and beyond - we’re reclaiming Black Freedom.

This Juneteenth, If We Want Black Liberation, We Need Global Solidarity Now

This Is How We Juneteenth

Chelsea Sanders

When We Say ‘Abolish,’ We Mean More Than Just Police

Kandist Mallett

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Artist Tiara Thomas Talks Freedom in Music & Being Halfway To Her EGOT

Dear Black Love: Sexual Liberation With King Noire & Jet-Setting Jasmine

About My Business: How Mahaneela Is Showing Up For POC Artists As A Black & ...

Laurise McMillian

Cooking My Way Home For Juneteenth

I've never cooked soul food before. Juneteenth was the perfect reason to try it — with the help of my elders.

White Lies My Textbooks Taught Me

“I’m sick of them telling us lies, Auntie,” my 12-year-old niece Arianna said to me one day after school, fed up with what she was learning in h

by Shirley Williams

Miss Juneteenth Is The Timely Narrative We Need Right Now

*This piece was originally published in June 2020 Welcome to #R29MovieClub. We are taking “home theater” to a whole new level: Every Thursday at 5 p.m.

by Ineye Komonibo

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We Are All George Floyd

Editor’s note: We’ve republished this piece in light of the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death. This piece was originally publishe

by Marshall Roach

50+ Black-Owned Brands To Support Year-Round

by aimee simeon

Virtual Events To Help You Take Part In Juneteenth Festivities

Today is Juneteenth, a holiday long-celebrated among Black Americans that commemorates the liberation of the last enslaved Black people of the South. In ou

by Michelle Santiago...

How I’m Reflecting On Juneteenth Differently This Year

Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day when the news of emancipation finally reached the last group of enslaved Black Americans in the United States,

I Am Afro-Latina, And My Blackness Won’t Be Erased

“Wow, estas negrecita,” my tías and tíos would say, commenting on my darkened complexion after spending some time in the summer sun. A seemingly harm

by Naydeline Mejia

This Juneteenth, We’re Reclaiming Black Freedom

Every year — draped in stars and stripes — the majority of America celebrates July 4 as Independence Day. But what is the Fourth of July to the enslave

by Stephanie Long

Who Will Fight For Black Women?

Four years ago, on my 20th birthday, I went out to dinner with a group of friends. It wasn’t long before one of them — a close friend — said that on

by Alyssa Ashley

There’s No Me Without My Blackness — I Want My White Friend...

The days after George Floyd’s death felt dark and lonely. As the graphic viral video circulated, my Black peers came together online, poured th

by Ashleigh Gray

Juneteenth Celebrates Black Liberation — The Truth Is We’re...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger read “General Order No. 3” to enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas. “The people of Texas a

by Danielle Cadet

Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances ...

Let’s cut to the chase. It’s been a tough few days…weeks…months. For many people, working in the midst of a global pandemic has been

by Danielle Cadet

Black People Need Stronger White Allies — Here’s How You Can Be One

2020 has brought almost crippling hardship upon the Black community. Amid COVID-19 — the novel virus that is still affecting thousands globally and has h

by Stephanie Long

Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods Is Netflix’s Biggest M...

Two years after the success of BlacKkKlansman, Oscar-winning director Spike Lee is set to make his return to the silver screen with the debut of the highly

by Ineye Komonibo

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Stop Calling Coronavirus “The Great Equalizer”

Over the last few months, the world has seemed to turn upside down as COVID-19, the novel virus upending communities globally, continues to spread rapidly.

by Danielle Cadet

10 Black Owned Etsy Shops To Support On Juneteenth

by Channing Hargrove