Blavity can exclusively report that an upcoming graphic novel has been set on Opal Lee, aka the Grandmother of Juneteenth.

It also brings tough questions from children about the nation's history ... it is critical to elevate Black voices and Black stories. Juneteenth is much more than a historic holiday: It’s ...

This weekend, the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

“There hadn’t been a cookbook focus on Juneteenth for children, and we thought that this would be a wonderful opportunity to tell the story of Juneteenth through food,” Agostini tells theGri ...

I wrote “The Juneteenth Cookbook: Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate” with chef Taffy Elrod to help pass along the holiday’s story to the next generation. Fortunately ...

Buddy, a boy at a Juneteenth celebration enjoying barbecue and live music, asks his great-grandmother, Opal Lee, about the story behind the holiday. She tells a group of children the story ...

This story has been updated with new ... Live music, vendors, special awards and dedications, and a children's play area will be featured. Juneteenth at the McKinley Presidential Library and ...