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Black Woman Creates Juneteenth Shop Black Virtual Experience That Generated Over $1 Million in Sales

Charlene RhinehartJune 25, 2020June 25, 2020

by Charlene RhinehartJune 25, 2020June 25, 202021743

Cynthia Daniels' Juneteenth Shop Black Virtual Experience helped more than 100 Black businesses generate over $1 million in combined sales within 72 hours....

Education Lifestyle

Black Museums Launch New Digital Platform Honoring Juneteenth

Dana GivensJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 23, 2020June 23, 20205667

Museums launch BLKFREEDOM, a new digital platform that commemorates of one of the country's oldest black holidays in the nation, Juneteenth...

Lifestyle News

New York City Parks Will Be Renamed After Black Americans In Honor of Juneteenth

Dana GivensJune 22, 2020June 23, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 22, 2020June 23, 20208138

In honor of Juneteenth, NYC Recreation Parks announced that numerous parks across the five boroughs will be renamed in honor of famous historic Black Americans. ...

Arts and Culture News

Usher: Juneteenth Should Be Observed by All Americans

Alisa GumbsJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020

by Alisa GumbsJune 19, 2020June 19, 20208259

In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, entertainer Usher Raymond says that Juneteenth should be a national holiday observed by all Americans...

Entrepreneurship

Black Entrepreneurs Challenge Protesters to Buy Black and Share Their Receipts From Juneteenth to July 4

Selena HillJune 19, 2020June 22, 2020

by Selena HillJune 19, 2020June 22, 202021821

Black entrepreneurs are asking Black Lives Matter supporters to protest with their purchases through the #MyBlackReceipt campaign....

Entrepreneurship Lifestyle

100+ Black Businesses to Support on Juneteenth and Every Day

Alisa GumbsJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020

by Alisa GumbsJune 19, 2020June 19, 202029246

If you're looking to support black businesses, start with the Black Enterprise ultimate gift guide, which features 100 black-owned products...

Leadership News

Companies Across The U.S. Are Giving Employees Juneteenth Off

Derek MajorJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 19, 2020June 19, 20207113

A bevy of companies and states are giving their employees Juneteenth off as a result of new awareness of the plight African Americans face in...

Politics

The Collective Marks Juneteenth with “Vote To Live” Campaign to Register 250,000 Black Voters

Derek MajorJune 19, 2020June 18, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 19, 2020June 18, 20202169

The Collective Political Action Committee has announced a campaign to register 250,000 African American voters on Juneteenth. According to a release, The Collective, a group...

News Politics

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam To Turn Juneteenth Into a Paid Holiday

Derek MajorJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 17, 2020June 17, 20205680

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he's making Juneteenth an official holiday in a state that was once claimed the capital of the confederacy....

Sports

NFL Will Observe Juneteenth as Official League Holiday

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 15, 2020June 15, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 15, 2020June 15, 20201509

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league will be observing Juneteenth...