Juneteenth commemorates the date (June 19, 1865) when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state were free—two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued by President Lincoln. Enslavers hid freedom from enslaved Texans, to continue depriving them of […]

What do demographic trends tell us about what diversity in the U.S. population will look like in 2030? What do the data signal about the systems and structures we’ll need to ensure a representative, multiracial and multiethnic democracy 30 years from now? Join this important conversation to hear from demographic experts and movement leaders about […]