Those around the US behind efforts to cripple civil rights, erase accurate, unvarnished history and keep Americans afraid don ...

As she held her 8-month-old son, Khalid, Medina refocused on the history of Juneteenth including U.S. Union troops who ...

Juneteenth is being celebrated around central Ohio in multiple ways. Here is your guide to celebrating America's second ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

Communities across the country mark Juneteenth National Independence Day, which celebrates freedom with parades, panels and ...

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

Despite federal grant funding cuts, the Cooper Family Foundation held its annual celebration, which has been a part of the ...

It's known as America's Second Independence Day, and it's celebrated today, June 19. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It's the longest-running African American ...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...