Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver, Colorado on June 13, 2025. Norman Harris. Juneteenth was established as a federal holiday in 2021 to recommit to "equity, equality, and justice," but this year ...

The president said in a March 27 executive order targeting the teaching of American history in cultural institutions that ...

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been unofficially held for generations, and one of the biggest started in Denver in the Five Points neighborhood.

Today marks Colorado’s fourth observance of Juneteenth, a state holiday signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in 2022, with ...

Different events will take place in the Upstate for the Juneteenth holiday as many celebrate African American independence.

Juneteenth has become one of the most important and symbolic celebrations in African American history in the United States.

In Bend, Ore., planners of the annual Juneteenth festival said they took a different approach this year. ... In Denver, Norman Harris has organized the city's Juneteenth Music Festival since 2012.

Norman Harris, executive director of Juneteenth Music Festival Corporation in Denver, Colorado, has been organizing Juneteenth festivals for over a decade but said that this year has been the "most ...