Latest Juneteenth News

It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent

Apr. 27, 2024 14:25 PM EDT

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's multicolored flag. But any sense of celebration on the momentous...

Afrofuturist opera `Lalovavi' to premiere in Cincinnati on Juneteenth 2025

Feb. 22, 2024 15:57 PM EST

The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth holiday and would mark the first of three commissions from the company to all-Black creative teams. “Lalovavi" is composed by Kevin Day with Tifara Brown writing the...