After rain washed out plans for the regular Juneteenth festivities in Tupelo, residents will have the chance to celebrate the day the last slaves were notified of emancipation later this week. Tupelo ...

This weekend, 8-year-old Jalissa’d Sims will carry that legacy to the stage as the East Texas representative for Junior Miss Juneteenth in the state finals.

Fort Worth-based artist Tatyana Alanis’ latest collaboration is deeply personal. Alanis, who moved to Texas in 2009, is known for her graphic novel-style artwork. She’s worked on posters with ...

Beyoncé faced online backlash for wearing a Buffalo Soldiers shirt on tour. A Cornell Africana studies scholar is now ...

The Juneteenth Foundation is helping Thomasville students from underserved neighborhoods access higher education by awarding scholarships and planning expanded support for applicants.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.

On June 19, the staff of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board observed Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the liberation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. What began as a historic ...

Alexander noted that Juneteenth is an important observance of freedom, marking the date in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom — two and a half ...

The plaintiff’s manager told him to look up at the noose as they walked through the warehouse that day, according to the lawsuit.

California officials commemorate Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States.

Despite early rain, thousands gathered in West Philadelphia for the annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival held along 52nd Street on Sunday.