PHILADELPHIA -- The Juneteenth holiday recognizes the first day of freedom for enslaved Africans in Texas and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States as a whole. The Emancipation ...

Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger told slaves in ...

Trust fund invests more than $193,000 for admission-free, public musical performances celebrating Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday occurring annually on June 19 to commemorate ...

A holiday that is spreading across the U.S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated on ...

The holiday traces back 160 years on the island, to the day General Gordon Granger announced enslaved people were free two ...

Each November, Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States. The month provides time to celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of American Indian and ...

A statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike that was toppled by demonstrators in 2020 following George Floyd’s death was ...

Emancipation of the last enslaved people in the former Confederate States is cause for celebration and worthy of the national holiday status granted in 2021, people at Greenville’s Juneteenth event ...

A fundraising dinner to benefit the seventh annual Potsdam community-wide Juneteenth Celebration will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8, starting at 5 p.m. Reservations are requested for seating at a ...

TARBORO — Rocky Mount’s Studio 252 dancers, under the leadership of Jassmin Clark, had a blast showing off their dance moves and getting the crowd involved in the fun at Thursday’s Juneteenth ...