Juneteenth arrives early in Boston: Holiday events kick off Wednesday By Lance Reynolds June 13, 2023 at 6:49 p.m. Though Juneteenth is still days away, events celebrating Black freedom kick off Wednesday and last...
Nation | Bidens to host Jennifer Hudson, Method Man, Ledisi and HBCU marching bands for Juneteenth concert By New York Daily News June 13, 2023 at 6:35 p.m. A concert scheduled to stream live on YouTube at 7 p.m. ET will feature performances from stars...
US financial markets closed Monday for Juneteenth By Associated Press June 20, 2022 at 7:10 a.m. U.S. financial markets will observe the Juneteenth holiday for the first time Monday.
Local News | Boston celebrates Juneteenth: ‘Black lives matter. Black healing matters. Black joy matters’ By Rick Sobey June 19, 2022 at 6:06 p.m. Boston celebrated Juneteenth on Sunday with a parade through Roxbury, as the community commemorated the...
Business | T-shirts? Ice cream? Retailers cash in on Juneteenth By Associated Press June 18, 2022 at 4:32 p.m. Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from...
News | Three days of festivities to celebrate Juneteenth By Marie Szaniszlo June 16, 2022 at 6:48 p.m. For the second time since President Biden declared Juneteenth a national holiday, Boston will celebrate...
Opinion Columnists | Ferriabough Bolling: Honoring Juneteenth is just the start of true equality By Joyce Ferriabough Bolling June 23, 2021 at 5:49 a.m. There is a scene in film "Amistad" in which captive African men and women choose...
Local News | Kim Janey, Ayanna Pressley celebrate ‘Black joy’ on Juneteenth By Amy Sokolow June 19, 2021 at 5:49 p.m. Between dances, poems, cheers and music, Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey and U.S. Rep. Ayanna...
Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off By Associated Press June 18, 2021 at 8:02 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the...