From wellness retreats to lectures and film screenings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

Ashanti headlines the R&B Music Experience. Our picks for the 2025 Juneteenth holiday also include a silent dance party and a ...

A Juneteenth parade celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the city and to the world took place Saturday on ...

The annual Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, featuring guest speakers including Mayor Brandon Johnson, was held Monday ...

Johnson unveiled a reparations plan and grant program for the community impacted by "historic slavery" amid a DOJ racism probe.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. There will be celebrations ...

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...

Juneteenth Chicagoland’s Intersection of Celebration and Calls for Justice The mid-June sunshine reveals Bronzeville streets ...

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

Black Girl Vitamins believes that in America's current political climate, Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

The Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday — expanding its ...

Organizers say this year's theme is conquering our past, commemorating our present, and committing to our future.