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Juneteenth is surviving the corporate DEI backlash, even as American institutions pull back from the promises that helped elevate it.
Why it matters: The holiday's staying power shows how Black history can be absorbed into calendars, payroll systems and public rituals even as the post-2020 commitments that gave it renewed force are renamed, narrowed or abandoned.
