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FILE - President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington. From left, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif, Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., Opal Lee, Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., obscured, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of S.C., Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

In celebrating Juneteenth, Black Americans can’t help but feel left behind

By Clement Troutman

Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis, right, and Bryan Stevenson, a trained pianist and and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, right, pose for a photograph, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest

By Ryan Doan-Nguyen and Aaron Morrison - Associated Press

Crystal Baziel holds the Pan-African flag Monday, June 19, 2023, during Reedy Chapel A.M.E Church's annual Juneteenth Family Fun Day, in Galveston, Texas. Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history’s darkest chapters with joy, in the form of parades, street festivals, musical performances or cookouts. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, File)

The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth

By Terry Tang - Associated Press

FILE - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks during a rally for teachers and education funding, April 25, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Kansas will designate Juneteenth as a state holiday, joining 28 other states and the District of Columbia, Kelly said Tuesday, Oct. 10. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Kansas governor announces Juneteenth will be observed as a state holiday

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In this Nov. 20, 2013, photo, Shipley Smith, 7, left, is chased by his brother Slaton, 10, around a Christmas tree after posing for their family holiday card at Cobb County's Cumberland Mall, in Atlanta. For many people, it's hard not to think about the upcoming holidays already. Some folks are holding early Christmas celebrations so they can be with elderly parents outdoors while the weather still allows it. As the holidays approach, the pandemic is forcing people to come up with creative ways to celebrate. Experts say rituals have always been with us and there has always been room for improvisation. (AP Photo/David Goldman) **FILE**

Juneteenth replaces Christmas Eve as paid holiday at Emory Healthcare

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The Rev. Stephen Duncan, portraying Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, waits to read General Order No. 3, Monday, June 19, 2023, during the 44th annual Al Edwards' Juneteenth Celebration at the 1859 Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery

By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Ed White and Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Domino Holmes, left, of Dallas, and Chana Olse, of Ft. Worth, look at images on a phone in front of a Juneteenth balloon set at the inaugural Juneteenthenth on Main Block Party, in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. (Stewart F. House/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Juneteenth: A celebration in honor of the GOP’s greatest accomplishment

By Bill Pascoe

Kimberly Thomas holds a sign on the field before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery

By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Ed White and Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Nique performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in celebration of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Nationals, Red Sox, A’s among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

People hold a sign in their car during a car parade to mark Juneteenth on June 19, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Joe and Jill Biden to host star-studded Juneteenth concert at White House

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People hold a sign in their car during a car parade to mark Juneteenth on June 19, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. Communities all over the country will be marking Juneteenth, the day that enslaved Black Americans learned they were free. For generations, the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history has been recognized with joy in the form of parades, street festivals, musical performances or cookouts. Yet, the U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

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Illustration on the foundations for Juneteenth and the Constitution by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Juneteenth v. July 4

By Scott Walker

President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Juneteenth in America

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Juneteenth merchandise is sold in commemoration of the holiday at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Juneteenth: A perfect day to cheer Black success

By Deroy Murdock

About 20 people of African descent living abroad gather for dinner at a Jamaican restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand to celebrate America’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history. (AP Photo/Annika Wolters)

Black Americans living abroad reflect on Juneteenth

By Annika Wolters - Associated Press

Opal Lee pushes one of her great granddaughters in a stroller as she waves to musicians playing along the route during the 2022 Opal's Walk for Freedom on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Fort Worth. Lee, often referred to as the &quot;Grandmother of Juneteenth&quot; led her annual two-and-a-half-mile walk, representing the number of years after the Emancipation Proclamation before enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Juneteenth celebrations emphasize ending racial disparities

By Jamie Stengle and Cheyanne Mumphrey - Associated Press

FILE - A man holds an African-American flag during a demonstration in Chicago on June 19, 2020, to mark Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that enslaved black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Retailers and marketers from Walmart to Amazon have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from ice cream to T-shirts to party favors. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

T-shirts? Ice cream? Retailers cash in on Juneteenth

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks with Opal Lee after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Juneteenth marks the day America began to heal

By Alveda King

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks as she departs a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee by Peter Strzok, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

House overwhelmingly approves new federal holiday: Juneteenth

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times