Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed more than 300 bills into law that were passed during the regular legislative session.

Despite the rain, the Juneteenth celebration at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! was filled with joy, reflection and resilience.

God's message didn't immediately make sense to pastor José Luis Orozco. But when U.S. efforts resulted in his release from a ...

This year’s expanded festival invites everyone to take part in a celebration rooted in freedom, unity, and heritage — right in the heart of our city.

More than 20 people gathered on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the anniversary of the official announcement to Texas slaves that they had been freed two and a half years before. Juneteenth, now a ...

In 1939 on the 19th of June, just days after she and her family had moved into a predominantly white neighbourhood in Fort Worth, Texas, their house was destroyed by a white mob. Opal was just 12. The ...

Editorial written by New York Daily News Board. Two-and-a-half years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the enslaved people of Texas learned — via the victorious Union Army — that they ...

Celebrations across the country marked Juneteenth, the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom ...

Cities across the United States marked Juneteenth with parades, freedom walks, and festivals, commemorating the day in 1865 when Union soldiers informed enslav ...

Conservative lawmakers say professors are indoctrinating students with liberal ideas. In a series of lawsuits, professors ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of ...

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...