Juneteenth 2025: What It Means, How It’s Celebrated, and Why More Americans Are Asking Questions

Channing Godfrey Peoples on a Bittersweet ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Release and the Urgency of Portraying Black Humanity on Screen

Alexis Chikaeze as Kai in Miss Juneteenth. By Dana Kendall Editor’s Note: It’s been five years since Channing Godfrey Peoples’s powerful debut, Miss Juneteenth, hit screens across the country following its Sundance Film Festival premiere. Now, the film is available to stream on these platforms. Peoples’s film highlights the community, beauty, and complexity surrounding Juneteenth, an Independence Day for Black Americans. Below, read about Miss J…

Juneteenth 2025: What It Means, How It’s Celebrated, and Why More Americans Are Asking Questions

Juneteenth Via wynpnt As Juneteenth 2025 arrives, Americans are turning to Google in record numbers to understand the holiday’s roots, symbols, and meaning. The questions being asked — “What day was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?” or “What does the Juneteenth flag represent?” — reflect a growing national desire to connect with the history of emancipation and the legacy of Black liberation movements in the United States. Juneteenth marks J…