Government and state offices will be closed, as will the U.S. Post Office. That means there will be no mail delivery on ...

"Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true." ...

Many government offices will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. Here's a list of what else is closed.

At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions to the Union.

Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped ...

Edda Fields-Black was working on a book about rice plantations when she came across the story of a raid in Beaufort that ...

It is hosted by the African American Museum of Rhode Island at the Hope High School Auditorium. And on Sunday, the 7th annual Juneteenth Festival kicks off at Roger Williams Park. The festival begins ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, but organizers of this year’s celebration on the Greenville Town Common are feting local achievements during Saturday’s celebration.

Juneteenth is often described as the day “slavery ended in Texas,” but the truth behind it tells a deeper, more sobering story - one that includes deception, delay, and a hard-won arrival of justice.

It may also be referred to as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Black Independence Day or Juneteenth National Independence Day. According to the U.S.

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...

Door County’s first Juneteenth celebration is set for June 21, 10 am – 5 pm at Martin Park, 207 S. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.