Juneteenth

Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine.

On Juneteenth we look back at the fight for civil rights in America. Historian Peniel E. Joseph discusses his new book Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution." He reflects on the power of protest and community organizing and how segregationists and other bigots in power were pushed out of the way. And what this means today.

NPR wants to know how you feel about celebrating Juneteenth at this moment in history

Here are some of the ways to celebrate and honor Juneteenth in San Antonio in the coming days.

The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

The state's contribution brings the Juneteenth museum's funds to $50 million — more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal.

Sarah Bird took photos of Black rodeos in the 70s, but no one wanted to publish them. Now after finding them during COVID, they take on new life in the book “Juneteenth Rodeo.”

Like the holiday, the ethnic group has become more visible in recent years despite centuries’ worth of history.

Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker discusses what to do with the debris of Southern sins as people celebrate Juneteenth.

Wynton Marsalis, Bryan Stevenson and a host of musicians release a record that captures the rhythm of life