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This year's Juneteenth, June 19, 2022, will be a day of celebration, remembrance, and hopefully change. It is the day our fair city of Portland will simultaneously commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall riots (arguably the birth of the modern gay rights movement) and the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth: the day Black Americans celebrate the official end of US slavery—two and a half years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. At first glance, the overlapping dates...

There's plenty of Memphis Pride to celebrate. So much so, there are two Gay Pride events. The reason for that might not be so surprising.

Actress Niecy Nash and her wife, musician Jessica Betts, launched a limited edition line of apparel and accessories named Betts of Both Worlds.

In 2020, Biden designated Juneteenth as an official public holiday. Today, the occasion celebrates Black culture and highlights the ongoing fight for true equality in the United States. Check out these Juneteenth events in the Hudson Valley.

Karine Jean-Pierre, 44, will take over as White House press secretary on May 13. Her appointment has raised the question of impartiality, as her long-term partner is CNN's national correspondent.