Juneteenth Celebrations Take Place From Coast To Coast

Juneteenth celebrations and remembrances are being held across the country, commemorating the day when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally told they were free. NBC’s Shaquille Brewster reports for TODAY on the significance of the new federal holiday.

Our Improving Lives, an organization empowering Black and Brown individuals to stand up and advocate for justice, held a press conference on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 2 PM at the MLK, Jr. and Corretta Scott King statue to address the ongoing injustices faced by city employees working under "Plantation" conditions. The event informed the taxpayers about Mayor Tuerk's misleading statement. 

Dick Gregory "When We Born, We Have One Thing To Do" 

Kamala Harris: So look, some people are describing what's been happening in recent months as absolute chaos. And of course I understand why. And it's certainly true of those tariffs. Tariffs that, as I predicted, are clearly inviting a recession.