Burke said he is the great-great-grandson of Peter Bailey, who was part of Company K in the 17th Regiment of the U.S. Colored ...

June marks African American Music Appreciation Month, which was created by the late former President Jimmy Carter in 1979 to ...

Celebrated each year on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas were informed ...

Richard Palley the third, also known as Pretty Ricky, has been a DJ for 13 years — a passion that stemmed from an early ...

The Texas African American Museum hosted its fourth annual Juneteenth festival Thursday afternoon. Dozens of people showed ...

Happy Juneteenth! In a world where racism, the erasure of Black history and even attacks from the federal government try to ...

Americans have discovered South African gospel music, particularly that of Amazayoni, and are going wild over it.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Several events took place Thursday across Nashville in honor of Juneteenth. Among those celebrations was the event at Fort Negley Park where thousands came together.

Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - It’s a once in a decade opportunity happening at the National Museum of African American Music.

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

The Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce (SBAACC), in partnership with the FAR Development Foundation, are hosting the Juneteenth Black Food Truck Night. People are invited to 1881 ...