The declaration of Juneteenth as a new federal holiday last week has drawn excitement in Nevada, along with a determination to ensure that the history and purpose of the holiday — which marks the day that one of the last groups of enslaved people in the U.S. was informed of emancipation — are learned and valued.

Police dog bites send thousands of people to emergency departments every year. Most of these bite victims are men, and studies show that in some places, they have been disproportionately Black.

Police dog bites send thousands of people to emergency rooms every year.

On June 19, 1865, the last of the African American slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally told they were free, about two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth, a day that memorializes the emancipation of slaves in this country, is now a federal holiday.

Tyler Parry joins Speak Up! to discuss the history of “Jumping the Broom.”

After a viral tweet about abuse targeted at an actor in the upcoming iCarly reboot, experts explain the widespread racism against Black women.

With less than a month to the end of the 2021 Nevada Legislature's regular session, a bill to abolish the use of the death penalty, AB395, has made more progress toward becoming law than any similar bill in state history.