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Downtown Uniontown was alive with activity Thursday as residents gathered to celebrate Unity Fest in honor of Juneteenth, a ...
Juneteenth has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday.
True freedom is not just about what was declared in 1865,” state Rep. Gina Curry, D-164, of Upper Darby said. “It’s about ...
On Thursday afternoon, a little over 20 people gathered at the corners of East/West Housatonic and South Streets in ...
Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...
Civil rights advocate Shane Harris speaks to attendees at the Juneteenth flag ... further east until a community formed along Imperial. Today, the district is home to the San Diego African ...
From the Sahel to the Great Lakes, a new report flags deepening violence, foreign entanglements and growing neglect of peace ...
Plenty of Juneteenth events have already been celebrated in Philadelphia and the region, but there are many more coming up.
In Uganda, an emerging trend in some schools is raising eyebrows—and legal questions. Increasingly, back-to-school shopping ...
Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of ...
Juneteenth, which is every June 19, is a federal holiday that celebrates the emancipation of all enslaved people in the U.S.