The Schaal Community Development will present the third annual Uneteenth Freedom Day Celebration on Saturday, June 14, from 2-6 p.m. The event will include family fun, free food while supplies last, ...

One village here has observed Juneteenth or “Día de los Negros” for 150 years. Adan Salazar, a member of the cabalgata (a parade of horseback riders), travels 20 miles from the neighboring ...

POTTSTOWN — The spirit of freedom, family, and Black excellence will be in full bloom this June as Pottstown hosts its annual Juneteenth Celebration. This year will feature a multi-day series of ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Juneteenth parade that was slated to run through downtown Indianapolis this summer has been canceled. James Webb, co-founder and executive director of Indy Juneteenth ...

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 ...

Restaurateur, caterer and cookbook author Melba Wilson, of the famed New York City restaurant Melba's, is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to celebrate Juneteenth. To commemorate the holiday ...

ATLANTA — On Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the United States ...

A number of networks, streamers and platforms have programming planned to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day, the federal holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the U.S ...

The last of the enslaved people were finally freed, inspiring joy, relief and a celebration of freedom that's since become known as Juneteenth — a blend of the words “June” and “nineteenth.” ...

Since then, June 19 — or Juneteenth, for short — has commemorated the end of slavery in the U.S. and freedom for citizens of all races. Juneteenth celebrates a second Independence Day in the U.S., ...

As Juneteenth approaches, Jackson is ready to party — especially at The Two Mississippi Museums, where admission will be free for the whole day. For Jackson, which is more than 82% Black ...

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. In 2024, the holiday is on a Wednesday. Are banks open on Juneteenth? Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in ...