Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.  The holiday traces its origins to June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in ...

Thursday is Juneteenth, and there are plenty of events in the Twin Cities providing opportunities to celebrate, learn and ...

Freedom Forward: A Juneteenth Celebration Empowerment through fitness, food and fun for the family. Special guests include ...

After several fights broke out this weekend, one Buffalo Common Council member is proposing new safety measures for the ...

Juneteenth’ s origins stretch back 160 years, to June 19, 1865 — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The tradition began in 1865, when enslaved African Americans ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

Thursday is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Across the Northwest, ...

Councilman Curren Price led Wednesday’s presentation. Five years ago, he led efforts to establish Juneteenth as an official ...

Several Columbia community members on Wednesday gathered at Rose Music Hall in Columbia, soaking in the time to celebrate, before rain brought the celebration to an early end. "It's just very importan ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Juneteenth will be celebrated all throughout Northwest Florida come Thursday and into the weekend. June 19 ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events (including everything from Summerfest to the Milwaukee Film Festival), access ...