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Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Fletcher speaks about her memoir in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Trump is whitewashing American history

Chauncey DeVega
Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people learned of their freedom, is now a federal holiday. But some are hesitating to honor it amid recent rollbacks to DEI efforts and cultural programming. (Kholil Wahyudi / Getty Images)

Juneteenth: "Resilience and resistance"

CK Smith
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during the Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team 2024 Livery Reveal on February 08, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Cash App)

Kendrick dunks on Drake at unity concert

Nardos Haile
Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The haunting of Reagan's corruption

Brian Karem
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Amy Donofrio in front of Robert E. Lee High School (Photo courtesy of the EVAC movement)

Teacher beats back DeSantis' war on woke

Amanda Marcotte
Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Biden can finally end slavery in America

Deborah N. Archer
A small American flag held by African-American hands (Getty Images/Ailbhe O'Donnell)

Black folks, don't do July 4 – or else

D. Watkins
Supporters of former US President Donald Trump holds a US flag near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 2, 2023. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Make the American flag great again

Kirk Swearingen
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Juneteenth Reading List (Photo illustration by Salon/Crooked Lane Books/Flatiron Books/Kensington Books/Thomas & Mercer/Bronzeville Books)

7 thrilling must-reads by Black authors

Faye Snowden
Abortion rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC, United States on December 01, 2021. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A Juneteenth reminder about freedom

Harya Tarekegn
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (Courtesy of Netflix)

Learning about Juneteenth through food

Ashlie D. Stevens
Taj Amin-Jolly sells commemorative t-shirts in from of his parent's cafe during Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 19, 2020 in Leimert Park, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

How (not) to do Juneteenth

Melanie McFarland
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Exterior view of a Walmart store (Kena Betancur/VIEWpress via Getty Images)

Walmart pulls Juneteenth ice cream

Ashlie D. Stevens
Food trucks and people at a street food market festival on a sunny day, blurred (Getty Images/Aleksandr_Vorobev)

All-white Juneteenth food fest canceled

Ashlie D. Stevens
Hand holding small American flag (Getty Images/David Engelhardt)

Happy Independence Day? Not for me

D. Watkins
Woman looking over shoulder under question mark (Getty Images/Klaus Vedfelt)

Black activism through punctuation

Eurie Dahn - The Conversation
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Ron Johnson booed at Juneteenth parade

Jon Skolnik
Rick Holmes as Craig Allen, Donald Glover as Earnest Marks in "Atlanta" (Guy D'Alema/FX)

"Atlanta" shows how to co-opt Juneteenth

Melanie McFarland
Ron Johnson (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Conservatives triggered by Juneteenth

Zachary Petrizzo
Ron Johnson (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP senator: Juneteenth bill too pricey!

Roger Sollenberger
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Lazarus Lynch (Photo provided by publicist)

Laz Lynch: "I cook to nourish my soul"

Joseph Neese
Lazarus Lynch (Author photo provided by Penguin Random House)

Chef Lynch: Food is inherently political

Joseph Neese
(Getty/Bill Chizek)

Formosa opposes Juneteenth ceremony

Rachel Ramirez - Grist
Zuri Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, "Sherman's Showcase" (IFC)

Gallows humor well-timed for Juneteenth

Melanie McFarland
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