When Rasool Berry grew up hearing about Juneteenth, he heard the same false story most Americans do: That the holiday celebrated the date, June 19, 1865, when Galveston, Texas, finally received word ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to explore ...

THOMASVILLE— Juneteenth of Thomasville–Thomas County Foundation held its annual Freedom Festival last Saturday at the Thomasville Exchange Fairgrounds. The event included a variety of attractions both ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The spirit of Juneteenth filled the sanctuary at Pierce Chapel Global Methodist Church, where community members gathered Wednesday morning to honor the history, culture, and ...

More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake. Thursday’s weather for the walk, which began shortly after 5 p.m., was mostly ...

WILLIAMSBURG — The pre-summer heat couldn’t beat a joyful gathering of the Williamsburg community at the fifth annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration on Thursday. Hundreds of people gathered in City ...

New Hampshire State Sen. Becky Whitley gives Fisto Ndayishimiye a hug after the Juneteenth celebration that he organized in front of the State House on Monday, June 19, 2023. Several state and local ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our ...

June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves in the United States were freed after the Civil War. While President Abraham ...

Millions of Americans will get Thursday off work to observe Juneteenth. Millions of Americans don't deserve it. That's certainly the case for the lawmakers around the nation behind efforts to cripple ...