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As the nation commemorates Juneteenth, an art exhibit is shining a light on the faces and stories of those who helped shape the path toward equality.
Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...
An East Texas native and southern soul blues singer is returning home to celebrate and perform at Kilgore’s Juneteenth music concert.
Torrents of rain did nothing to stop the Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition's first celebration at Liberty Park in 2011.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and ...
A couple in Franklin, Pennsylvania captured video of a mother raccoon, hanging from her back paws and pulling her kit to safety. Strong winds broke loose a Celebrity Cruises ship from its moorings in ...
The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...
The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year to breed millions of the insects in ...
Oakland city officials say they're prepared for the Juneteenth celebration Thursday after sideshows and a wild shootout marred last year's festivities.