Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19. It commemorates the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation made it to enslaved people in the South. Juneteenth was the first federal holiday ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Black Independence Day. On June 19 ...

Juneteenth is still weeks away, but celebrations are kicking off across Delaware. From parades and festivals to performances and historical tributes, communities throughout the First State are ...

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the delayed arrival of the Emancipation Proclamation news to enslaved people in Texas in 1865. While a significant step, the Emancipation ...

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is held on June 19, a date where Americans celebrate and reflect on the history, journey and culture of Black Americans. Here's what to ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...

Juneteenth and Fashionable is another fashion inspired work. It was inspired by an untitled work by photographer, illustrator, and vector artist ... features a photograph of C-Note superimposed on a ...

Indy Juneteenth organizers announced they are cancelling this year’s parade after failing to secure a location for the event with the City of Indianapolis.. However, James Webb, co-founder and ...

Angela Stribling and Shawn Alfonso Wells were walking out of the council building following a Juneteenth committee meeting, and they were able to hand Swissvale’s Juneteenth flyer to a few young ...

SEATTLE — There are events and celebrations happening all over Seattle and surrounding areas honoring Juneteenth and Black communities. Juneteenth was first recognized as a federal holiday in ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, the first Black woman elected to the position, served as the parade’s grand marshal. “I feel a great deal of humility, but also a great deal of responsibility,” ...