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The Obama Presidential Center Opens on the South Side
The $850M Obama Presidential Center opened on Juneteenth in Chicago's Jackson Park, on the South Side. Clinton, Bush, and Biden joined the Obamas at Thursday's dedication, museum tickets are sold out for months, and a line from Obama's 2015 Selma speech wraps the 225-foot tower in five-foot letters.
2026-06-19 · report
What Juneteenth Actually Marks
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in 1863 — but the news didn't reach Texas until June 19, 1865, when more than 250,000 enslaved Texans were finally told. That gap is what Juneteenth marks. It's a celebration: "Happy Juneteenth" is correct.
2026-06-19 · explainer