New Jersey was the last Northern state to abolish slavery, but Black settlements helped the enslaved find freedom long before ...

Plano, Ill., made national news in 2021 when it designated Juneteenth a holiday before the state or federal government. But this year, Plano’s fifth annual celebration is canceled. Organizer Jamal ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered ...

On Juneteenth, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Williamsburg to rebuild the African Baptist meeting house. The church ...

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and ...