Gaffney, who bonded over their diverse cultural backgrounds, chose Juneteenth weekend to honor “the struggles and triumphs of ...

The sparklers have dimmed. The flags have been folded. The booming echoes of July 4th have quieted, leaving behind the ...

The annual Juneteenth celebration is returning to Staunton this weekend. Juneteenth itself is June 19 every year, but the ...

Several events are scheduled in Abilene to celebrate Juneteenth. June 19 is recognized as a federal holiday and a state ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday Thursday marking the day when slaves in Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after it had been announced.

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 declared that ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of the city’s biggest celebrations of the holiday, according to Norman Harris, ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday ...

Juneteenth was celebrated with dancing and a history lesson at the Center for African American History, Art, and Culture on June 21.

To close out Juneteenth celebrations, a healing and reconciliation vigil was held to focus on building back relationships ...

This year, sponsorships of Juneteenth celebrations are harder to come by, organizers say.