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This year's holiday comes amid new Trump administration regulations against DEI. Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver, Colorado on June 13, 2025. Norman HarrisJuneteenth was established as a federal holiday in 2021 to recommit to "equity, equality, and justice," but this year the holiday comes amid a new political environment marked by a slew of Trump administration federal regulations against diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

1 week ago | aol.com | Deena Zaru

Juneteenth was established as a federal holiday in 2021 to recommit to "equity, equality, and justice," but this year the holiday comes amid a new political environment marked by a slew of Trump administration federal regulations against diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The holiday commemorates the June 19, 1865, emancipation of the last African American enslaved people in Texas in the wake of the Civil War.

2 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Deena Zaru |Luis Martinez

ByDeena Zaru and Luis MartinezCmdr. Emily Shilling. Courtesy of Emily ShillingAs the U.S. military prepares to celebrate the legacy of the Army with a massive parade in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, some transgender service members are grappling with an involuntary end to their careers after the Trump administration banned them from the military. "I'm heartbroken," said Cmdr. Emily Shilling, a decorated Navy pilot who is also the lead plaintiff in Shilling vs.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Deena Zaru

The Orlando, Florida, community on Thursday evening is set to honor the 49 victims who were gunned down at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time, though it was surpassed by the Las Vegas attack the following year. PHOTO: Pulse nightclub owner Barbara Poma tends to the memorial in front of her club Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Orlando, Fla.

2 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Deena Zaru

Clara Adams celebrated her win by spraying her feet with a fire extinguisher. North Salinas High School sophomore Clara Adams speaks during a press conference on June 6, 2025.