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In a conversation with SA国际传谋's Tim Padgett on The South Florida Roundup, educators Dr. Tameka Bradley and Brian Knowles talk about the importance of Juneteenth in the context of an often politicized education system.

More than 160 years after the end of slavery in the United States, freedom remains deeply personal, shaped by history, community and opportunity.

Juneteenth, the federal holiday observed each year on June 19th marks the end of slavery in the United States. Events in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami are focusing on how Black people express their existence on the heels of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

As Juneteenth celebrations unfold across the country this week, many Black Miamians are reflecting on the holiday鈥檚 deeper meaning amid political backlash, cultural erasure and vandalism, including the recent defacing of a beloved mural at Dorsey Park in Overtown.

鈥淪till We Rise: The Art of Addonis Parker鈥� is the latest exhibit by the muralist that celebrates Juneteenth and the creativity of the Black community.

The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach is celebrating Juneteenth while uplifting Black fatherhood on Father's Day.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Florida International University (FIU), and Hued Songs are among the organizations hosting events for Juneteenth.

Kunya Rowley, the founder and artistic director of Hued Songs, joins us to talk about the third annual Juneteenth Experience at the Miami Beach Bandshell.

Dozens of people gathered on the sand in Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in Dania Beach over the weekend to reflect on the history of racial segregation and experience the healing power of water.

It has been one year since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, but in roughly half of the country it is still not an official day off.

As the U.S. celebrates the second federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, several myths persist about the origins and history about what happened when enslaved people were emancipated in Texas.

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.