At the age of 89, Dr. Opal Lee launched a walking campaign from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness ...

TMJ4 will broadcast Milwaukee's 55th Juneteenth Day Parade for the seventh straight year on June 19, with historian Reuben ...

On June 19, in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and read orders informing the people of Texas that all slaves were free. His announcement came two and a half years after ...

In 2021, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden ...

Juneteenth takes place annually on June 19 and marks the true end of slavery in the United States. The holiday was already recognized in 48 states and Tuesday night, the U.S. Senate voted to make the ...

Over the past few years, Juneteenth has become more nationally recognized as a federal holiday, and that’s for good reason. While many US citizens celebrate this country’s independence from Great ...

In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families ...

Since this article was first published in 2011, Juneteenth celebrations have attracted increased attention around the nation. According to the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, 45 states and ...

Every year on June 19th, Louis Hicks and his family would gather together at the family farm in Maynard, Tex., for a daylong picnic and party. The kids would run wild as the adults barbecued and ...

The Lynnfield 250th Celebration Committee met Tuesday night to discuss updates on plans, as well as speaking with Lynnfield for Love on how Juneteenth can be incorporated into the three-day event ...

The Museums and local organizations announced a packed slate of events for this year's Juneteenth festivities with the help ...

Did President Donald Trump cancel Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth? MLK Day is just days away and Juneteenth will follow in the coming months. More than 60% of all residents in the ...