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June 19 may be a holiday for some, but Morgan State University is educating and embodying the tradition and true-meaning of this historical day.
Roughly 90% of Black women have used relaxers at some point in their lives to chemically straighten their hair. New reporting in The New York Times Magazine highlights the severe and often unknown health risks these products can pose. Linda Villarosa, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the report's author, joins CBS News to unpack her findings.
Emancipation in Florida predates Juneteenth and is characterized by a rich historical complexity.
Eastern Michigan University's Africology and African American Studies department will host a "Why Juneteenth Matters" lecture on Wednesday.
State leaders and legislators met Tuesday morning to raise the Juneteenth flag outside the Colorado State Capitol.
After Juneteenth, Jim Crow laws sprang up along with the Ku Klux Klan to intimidate Black people
Nigerian-born Adejoké Bakare celebrates a groundbreaking achievement, becoming the UK's first black female Michelin-starred chef and only the second in the world.
The Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade and Festival, celebrating unity and culture, was led by Mayor Cherelle Parker Sunday down South 52nd Street.
Juneteenth is Wednesday, but celebrations are already underway as a community festival was held at the Pennsylvania Avenue A.M.E. Zion Church on Saturday.
NASCAR's Triple Truck Challenge will wrap up soon, but it's just the start for young driver Rajah Caruth. He's already clinched a spot in the sport's postseason, and is just one of a handful of racers to have multiple Top Ten finishes this year.
