Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. The commemoration ...

The Miss Juneteenth Pageant comes with the usual trappings of sashes and crowns, bouquets, and evening gown and talent competitions — but it emphasizes individuality and empowerment for young ...

Juneteenth is celebrated nationwide with parades, barbecues, competitions for "Miss Juneteenth," rodeos, races and block parties, according to Juneteenth.com, a resource website. A reading of the ...

A line of five Mr and Miss Juneteenth winners is driving down King Drive in Corvettes, queuing up for the parade. Each young person is waving to the crowd, wearing a crown and sash, as their ...

A new pageant made history Saturday in Minnesota. The first Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant took place at Hamline University in St. Paul. It was founded by Angel Jones, whose daughter ...

Milwaukee's annual Juneteenth celebration included the crowning of Miss and Mr. Juneteenth, as well as Little Miss and Little Mr. Juneteenth. The pageant winners shared their thoughts on the ...

“You’ll see people with crowns on their head and they’re Miss Juneteenth and they’ve been voted on and crowned … people have carnival-like atmospheres, block parties, street ...

“I never in a million years thought I would be Miss Juneteenth,” said Simon, a seventh-grader at White Pine Middle School who will celebrate her 13th birthday next month. “Never doubt ...

The Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Gala has been a Galveston staple since 1992. Donned in gowns and armed with a choreographed dance routine, teens in Galveston, Texas prepare each year to compete ...

Did you know there is a Juneteenth flag? It holds the same significance today as it did when it was created 27 years ago. There are a few things Black people love: a color-themed party (usually ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Members of the Royal Court of National Miss Juneteenth Georgia Padgent pose for photographs on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Juneteenth People's Parade on ...