Several groups have festivities to commemorate Juneteenth, a federal holiday that recognizes June 19, 1865, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the more than 250,000 ...

As our community prepares to commemorate Juneteenth, events surrounding education, art, advocacy, and economic awareness are planned. On Friday, join us for a virtual town hall entitled, "Racial ...

CHICO — Stephen Irving discovered through his cousin that his great, great, great-grandfather, Marshall Showers, was a slave in Texas before being freed on June 19, 1865. Irving joined his family at ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and attracting participants who ...

Longmont joined communities across the United States in celebrating Black history, culture and resilience during Juneteenth. Juneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of ...

Clad in a striking peach outfit color-coordinated right down to her fingernails and taking no prisoners, Vallejo’s first poet laureate blasted out her poem “Galveston” at the Juneteenth flag-raising ...

Temperatures swelled to 88 degrees on June 19. Thunderstorms and heavy winds pounded northern Delaware as the lights blinked inside the Delaware Art Museum. And yet, the upper and lower floors of the ...

CHARLOTTE — Hundreds of people gathered outside of West Charlotte High School to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday afternoon. But Juneteenth was not the only event they were highlighting. The “Ode to ...

The recent article asserting that the Black community was not excluded from the Oct. 16 press event is inaccurate and dismissive of the lived reality of many who have protected ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's been a day of celebration through song and dance. A resounding noise rang through Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Fuller Park as singers spoke for their voiceless ...

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