Several groups have festivities to commemorate Juneteenth, a federal holiday that recognizes June 19, 1865, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the more than 250,000 ...

As our community prepares to commemorate Juneteenth, events surrounding education, art, advocacy, and economic awareness are planned. On Friday, join us for a virtual town hall entitled, "Racial ...

Columbia will host a Jan. 27 workshop to help residents apply for Juneteenth 2026 grant funding. Applications open Jan. 28.

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and attracting participants who ...

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 — ...

CHICO — Stephen Irving discovered through his cousin that his great, great, great-grandfather, Marshall Showers, was a slave in Texas before being freed on June 19, 1865. Irving joined his family at ...

Longmont joined communities across the United States in celebrating Black history, culture and resilience during Juneteenth. Juneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of ...

Juneteenth is a national day of celebration, but the holiday is too big for just June 19. Around the D.C. region, events take place on the weekends before and after, as well on Juneteenth itself — the ...