The journey from local observance to national holiday was a lengthy one, spanning over a century-and-a-half of American ...

Numerous events are set to be held around Southern California Thursday to mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. One of the biggest local ...

By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American history and culture in ...

I'm a professor with deep ties to Black studies, but I was surprised that my kids couldn't discuss the significance of Juneteenth.

Juneteenth celebrations have kicked off in Odessa and Midland and will continue through Sunday, June 22nd. June 19 marks the ...

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond.

Juneteenth is more than a date on the calendar. It’s a powerful reminder of freedom withheld — and a celebration of freedom ...

New Jersey was the last Northern state to abolish slavery, but Black settlements helped the enslaved find freedom long before ...

According to a 2024 Congressional Research Service report, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have designated ...

Thursday is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the day in 1865 when the last remaining slaves in the U.S. were freed. This ...