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

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 ...

“KAI’s mission is to transform communities. This project in particular will be instrumental in transforming the near ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

Learn about the history behind Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday that honors the end of slavery in the ...

On June 19, 2025, the fifth consecutive year of Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday in the United States is ...

Today marks Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, ...

Private David Carter, born in 1843 in Jefferson County, made a visit to Co-Lin Community College in Natchez Thursday morning ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lamented that there were too many "non-working holidays" on Thursday, as Americans across the country observed Juneteenth. "Too many non-working holidays in America ...

Visitors are told to report signs that are "negative about either past or living Americans or that fail to emphasize the ...

Tourists visiting the beach for Juneteenth watched in amazement as one of the swimmers among them was an alligator, according ...

Festival in Wean Park The Youngstown Juneteenth Cultural Festival runs noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Wean Park, located on 20 acres of greenspace between the Covelli Centre and the Youngstown ...